UN OCHA [to 2 July 2016]
http://www.unocha.org/media-resources/press-releases
Selected Press Releases

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01 Jul 2016
Syrian Arab Republic: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien Statement on the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo [EN/AR]

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30 Jun 2016
Nigeria: UN and partners step up assistance in north-east Nigeria, urge for more action
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Nigeria
(ABUJA, 01 July 2016): United Nations agencies and partners in north-eastern Nigeria are reporting high levels of severe malnutrition and desperate conditions in areas that have recently opened up to humanitarian assistance. “Improving security has enabled humanitarians to access areas that were previously cut off. The conditions we are seeing there are devastating,” says acting UN Humanitarian Coordinator for…

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29 Jun 2016
Chad: The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocates US$ 10 million for humanitarian assistance in Chad while the crisis remains greatly underfunded in a context of rising food insecurity
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Chad
(N’Djamena, 29 June, 2016): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has approved, under the rapid response window, the allocation of US$ 10 million for the humanitarian response in Chad, to meet the most pressing needs of those affected by the crisis in the Lac region, and food insecurity and malnutrition in the Sahel belt. More than 110 000 people displaced in the Lac region due to the…

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28 Jun 2016
World: Green Cross and United Nations call for nominations to 2017 environment and emergency awards
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Green Cross International Country: World Geneva – 28 June 2016: Nominations for the 2017 Green Star Awards, celebrating outstanding efforts to address the environmental and humanitarian impacts of disasters and conflicts, were called for today by the United Nations and the non-governmental organisation Green Cross International. The biennial Green Star Awards, first presented in 2009, are a collaborative initiative between the UN…