UN OCHA [to 17 October 2015]

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UN OCHA [to 17 October 2015]
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16 Oct 2015
Switzerland: Humanitarians lay out major change agenda before World Humanitarian Summit 2016
Source: Government of Switzerland, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Humanitarian Summit Country: Switzerland, World (Geneva 16 October 2015) – More than 1,000 participants from across the world today wrapped up three days of intense discussions about the future of humanitarian aid, consolidating and refining themes and actions for a major change agenda to address the world’s burgeoning humanitarian needs. “

16 Oct 2015
World: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien ‘The Road to Istanbul and Beyond’ – Remarks to the Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit

16 Oct 2015
Central African Republic: Central African Republic: Humanitarian Coordinator strongly condemns the attack on an MSF team in Bangassou

14 Oct 2015
World: UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien – Opening Remarks to the Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit – Geneva, 14 October 2015

13 Oct 2015
Afghanistan: Renewed international commitment needed to support positive progress in Pakistan while staying the course in Afghanistan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Pakistan (New York, 13 October 2015): The Head of Operations at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, called today for renewed international commitment to address urgent humanitarian needs and shore up regional peace and stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, noting that the two countries were on very different humanitarian trajectories.

13 Oct 2015
Ethiopia: Ethiopia: Government and humanitarian partners scale up to meet additional immediate relief needs of El Niño-driven crisis
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ethiopia Humanitarian Country Team Country: Ethiopia An additional US$164 million urgently needed to address increased food and non-food needs for the remainder of the year

13 Oct 2015
Sudan: The Central Emergency Response Fund allocates US $15.1 million to Sudan
The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US$ 15.1 million to Sudan to fill critical funding gaps in this country’s humanitarian response and provide urgent-life-saving assistance to internally displaced people and vulnerable host communities in North Darfur. This CERF grant, allocated under the Second Round Underfunded Grant window for 2015, will allow humanitarian…

Fact Sheet: Pakistan Humanitarian Pooled Fund (PHPF) Pakistan, October 2015
13 Oct 2015