UNOCHA [to 19 April 2014]
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Press Releases
18 Apr 2014
South Sudan: Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan condemn violence against civilians – Press release by the Humanitarian Country Team
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: South Sudan Juba, 18 April 2014: Country representatives of key non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies and donors in South Sudan unite in condemning recent days’ attacks against civilians in Bentiu, Bor, and other parts of the country. Humanitarian partners are particularly outraged by deliberate and targeted killings of civilians in hospitals, churches, UN peacekeeping bases and other places where people’…

17 Apr 2014
South Sudan: Devastating cycle of violence and revenge in South Sudan must end – Statement by Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Country: South Sudan Juba, 17 April 2014: “I am deeply saddened and frustrated by the violence that has ravaged Bentiu and Bor in the past 72 hours. There is no excuse for direct attacks on civilians, or on those risking their own lives to protect them. These events show, yet again, the pointlessness of the violence engulfing South Sudan. The current cycle of revenge will…

17 Apr 2014
Pakistan: United Nations humanitarian fund releases US$9.5 million for critical aid operations in North-Western Pakistan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Pakistan (Islamabad, 10 April 2014): The United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$9.5 million (920 million Pakistani rupees) to help meet the needs of the more than 1 million people who remain displaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan due to insecurity. The funding comes at a crucial time, as significant humanitarian needs remain…

16 Apr 2014
Sudan: Darfur: New Humanitarian Needs and Aid Delivery Fact Sheet, 14 April 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Sudan The new wave of insecurity and violence across Darfur that has generated enormous additional humanitarian needs since late February 2014 is continuing. Hostilities and violence involving Government forces supported by the Rapid Support Force, a Government-affiliated militia, armed movements and armed tribal militia in Darfur have spread across much of North and South Darfur, with some spillover effects to Central,…