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Press Releases
07 Mar 2014
Central African Republic: Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos Remarks to the press on the Central African Republic and Philippines – Geneva, 7 March 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines I have just had an opportunity to brief Member States here about the humanitarian situations in the Central African Republic and also in the Philippines, two crises that obviously demand our urgent and sustained attention. Yesterday, I also briefed the Security Council on the unfolding situation in the Central African Republic…

06 Mar 2014
Central African Republic: Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos – Remarks to the Security Council on the Central African Republic, 6 March 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic
Thank you for the opportunity to brief the council on the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) following my recent visit with the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, the ASG of the Department of Security and Safety, Mbaranga Gasarabwe, and the African Union Political Affairs Commissioner Aisha Abdullahi. The situation in CAR remains extremely grave, and urgent action by all –…

05 Mar 2014
occupied Palestinian territory: New figures indicate an estimated 300,000 Palestinians reside in Area C of the West Bank
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory Jerusalem, 5 March 2014 Today, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) released new information relating to affected populations in Area C of the West Bank. According to data from an inter-agency humanitarian profiling exercise, the Vulnerability Profile Project (VPP), an estimated 300,000 Palestinians reside…

04 Mar 2014
Chad: Tens of thousands in Chad need life-saving assistance after fleeing violence in Central African Republic
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Central African Republic, Chad (N’Djamena, 4 March 2014): Tens of thousands of people who have fled from violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to neighbouring Chad remain in dire need of humanitarian assistance. “These vulnerable people continue to suffer after surviving the carnage we are witnessing in CAR. We urgently need more resources to help them,” said Thomas Gurtner, Humanitarian Coordinator in Chad….

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