UN OCHA [to 2 January 2016]
http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/press-releases
31 Dec 2015
World: CERF: Celebrating 10 years of success and envisioning the future
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: World Background CERF’s annual High-Level Pledging Conference, which also marked the kick-off of its 10-year anniversary campaign, took place on 17 December in New York. Member States and Observers, UN officials, and representatives of the humanitarian community attended the event during which they took stock of the Funds’ achievements, discussed its future and pledged their renewed support for the Fund for 2016.
23 Dec 2015
World: El Niño impact in Eastern Africa continues to require highest level of investment in preparedness and response
Source: Intergovernmental Authority on Development, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, World (Nairobi, 23 December 2015): The El Nino global climatic event has since May been the major driver of new humanitarian needs in the Horn of Africa region. Enhanced rainfall continues in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda, and persistent drought has been reported in parts of Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan,…
22 Dec 2015
Yemen: Assistant Secretary- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ms. Kyung-Wha Kang – Statement to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen, New York, 22 December 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Yemen Madam President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, I thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council on the latest developments in Yemen on behalf of the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien. The conditions today for the people inside Yemen are appalling. Around 7.6 million people now require emergency food assistance to survive. At least two million people are malnourished,…
22 Dec 2015
World: To Stay and Deliver: Good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments [EN/AR]
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: World Dear Partners, In 2011, the Organization for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published the landmark study “To Stay and Deliver: Good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments”. The study identified and documented humanitarian organizations’ strategies and practices to maintain effective operations in insecure environments.
GE2P2 Global :: Knowledge Sharing; Ideas; Operations 