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SG/2138-IHA/1260
19 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/2138
IHA/1260
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS, ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS TO CONVENE


INTERNATIONAL PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR MYANMAR ON 25 MAY

 


The following is a statement issued jointly by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chair of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN):

SG/SM/11578-IHA/1259
16 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11578
IHA/1259
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCES $7 MILLION GRANT FROM EMERGENCY FUND TO HELP


MEET URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS FOLLOWING CHINA’S EARTHQUAKE


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SG/SM/11383-IHA/1258
23 January 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11383
IHA/1258
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General, launching 2008 consolidated appeal, invokes shared humanity


in urging donors to ensure survival of world’s ‘bottom billion’


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the launch of the Consolidated Appeal in Geneva today, 23 January:

SG/SM/11061-IHA/1256
26 June 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11061
IHA/1256
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES OVER FLOODING VICTIMS IN INDIA, PAKISTAN


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SG/SM/10932-IHA/1254
2 April 2007
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10932
IHA/1254
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED BY POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF EARTHQUAKE,


TSUNAMI WHICH HIT SOLOMON ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

IHA/1253
9 March 2007
Press ReleaseIHA/1253
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

AT ONE YEAR, $376 MILLION PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY FUND

 


NEW YORK, 9 March (OCHA) -- In the year since its official launch on 9 March 2006, $376.1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has been used to provide life-saving humanitarian aid in 40 countries through 361 individual projects.