UN OCHA [to 5 September 2015]
http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/press-releases
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Selected Press Releases
04 Sep 2015
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Democratic Republic of the Congo: “No Congolese left behind”
The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kyung-wha Kang, ended today a 4-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where she said the world should not let it – one of the world’s most protracted crises – “fall off the humanitarian radar.”
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04 Sep 2015
Yemen: UN Emergency Fund releases $15 million for critical aid operations in Yemen
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03 Sep 2015
Yemen: Yemen: Taizz airstrikes – Crisis Update 43 | 2 September 2015
Escalated fighting in Taizz Governorate has destroyed critical civilian infrastructure and severely restricted access to basic services. The entire health system across the governorate has nearly collapsed due to violence and insecurity, lack of fuel to power health facilities and water plants, and lack of medicines and supplies to treat patients. Parties to the conflict continue to disregard…
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02 Sep 2015
Yemen: Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Johannes Van Der Klaauw, condemns tragic killing of two ICRC staff