Martin Griffiths
@UNReliefChief
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http://www.unocha.org 14-01-2015 19:12:26
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As #ElNiño -induced floods worsen in #Kenya , I'm releasing $3M from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to provide aid for 150K affected people.
With Tropical Cyclone Hidaya threatening further heavy rains along the coast, we are closely monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond promptly.
#ElNiño is intensifying weather extremes, affecting 30M people in Southern Africa with the harshest mid-season drought in over a century.
I’ve allocated $13.5M from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to bolster early action & response and enhance community resilience against the climate crisis.
Central and northern regions of #Mali are currently grappling with two simultaneous crises: a sharp deterioration of food insecurity levels, and the arrival of 70,000 refugees
fleeing from neighbouring countries.
I'm allocating $11M from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to address this dual crisis.
Half the population of the Central African Republic - or 2.8 million people - need humanitarian aid.
I thank UN Humanitarian's Donor Support Group for taking the time to travel to CAR to learn about their needs, the importance of additional support and the value of the CERF - The UN's emergency fund & PooledFunds_OCHA
In #Somalia 🇸🇴, the effects of historic droughts & El Niño induced floods have fuelled an extreme cholera outbreak.
Martin Griffiths has allocated $2 million from CERF - The UN's emergency fund to support life-saving humanitarian assistance for the most vulnerable people.
Together, we #InvestInHumanity