(Khartoum and New York: 22 March 2007): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Khartoum, capital of the Sudan,...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Until peace is achieved, all must help ensure humanitarian aid for Darfur
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: UN Humanitarian Coordinator appeals to Mogadishu combatants to end violence
Nairobi (22 March 2007) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr Eric Laroche has condemned the recent violence in Mogadishu, which is greatly increasing the suffering of Somalis in and...
CAR
News and Press Release95 per cent of population flees Birao in Northern Central African Republic
(New York: 21 March 2007): A United Nations team, which yesterday gained access to the main town in north-eastern Central African Republic for the first time since fighting between Government forces...
Sudan + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator on mission to Africa
(New York: 19 March 2007): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes is scheduled to depart tomorrow on his first field mission...
Haiti
News and Press ReleaseHaïti : Les Nations Unies et le gouvernement travaillent à l'amélioration des services de base à Cite Soleil
(Note factuelle) Les récentes opérations de sécurisation menées à Cité Soleil ont permis le rétablissement d'un climat plus serein, après une période très difficile pour la population vivant dans ce...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies and NGO partners seek $9.6 million for Madagascar
(Johannesburg: 16 March 2007): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners today launched a six-month Flash Appeal for Madagascar, requesting nearly $9.6 million to assist 293,000 people...
Madagascar
News and Press ReleaseLes agences des Nations Unies et les ONG partenaires en quête de USD 9,6 millions pour venir en aide aux 293 000 sinistrés de Madagascar
(Antananarivo, le 16 Mars 2007) : Pour venir en aide aux 293 000 sinistrés déclarés à la suite des inondations et cyclones qui ont lourdement affecté de nombreuses régions de Madagascar, le Système...
World
News and Press ReleaseAssistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on mission to Brazil
(Rio de Janeiro; Brasília: 16 March 2007): United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Margareta Wahlström will be in Brazil on an...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: UN condemns the murder of Somali human rights activist in Mogadishu
Nairobi, 15 March 2006 - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Eric Laroche, strongly condemns the assassination of Isse Abdi Isse, Chairman of Somali human rights NGO KISIMA, yesterday in...
Sri Lanka
News and Press ReleaseSri Lanka: Number of internally-displaced increased
(New York: 14 March 2007): According to the latest report of the United Nations Country Team in Sri Lanka, the number of people who are being displaced by the current escalation in hostilities in the...