The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was invited to participate in the 2nd Conference on Volunteer Work organized (11-14 March) under the auspices of HRH Prince Nief Bin Abdul...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
World
News and Press ReleaseSecond Conference on Volunteer Work: UN-OCHA participation
Mozambique
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies in Mozambique seek US$17.7 million for 435,000 flood and cyclone affected people
(Johannesburg, 13 March 2007): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners yesterday launched a Flash Appeal for US$17.7 million to support the Mozambican government's response to humanitarian...
Afghanistan + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseAt one year, $376 million provided by emergency fund
(New York: 9 March 2007): In the year since its official launch on 9 March 2006, $376.1 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has been used to provide life-saving humanitarian aid...
Afghanistan + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseEn une année, le Fonds central d'intervention a fourni 376 millions de dollars pour les urgences humanitaires
IHA/1253 (Adapté de l'anglais) NEW YORK, 9 mars (Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires, OCHA) -- Depuis son lancement officiel le 9 mars 2006, le Fonds central d'intervention pour les...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseEthiopia: Humanitarian partners, gov't agree to implement cluster approach
High-level Government officials and Humanitarian Partners met and agreed today to implement the cluster approach in order to support the Government of Ethiopia's led coordination and response...
Chad + 6 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF March Newsletter 2007
First anniversary of the CERF Since its launch one year ago, the upgraded CERF received US$ 399.4 million and is being supported by 73 partners, including Member States, one local government,...
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseDisaster preparedness helped save lives in Indonesia
(New York: 7 March 2007): Local search and rescue efforts were ongoing this morning in affected areas of Indonesia's Sumatra island as the first United Nations inter-agency assessment team arrived in...
Mozambique
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies continue relief work in Mozambique
(New York: 6 March 2007): Two weeks on from the second major disaster to hit the country in 2007, the Government of Mozambique is leading the dual response to severe flooding in the Zambezi River...
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseUN on stand-by to assist Indonesia after Sumatra quake
(New York: 6 March 2007): A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team (UNDAC) has been placed on stand-by following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Indonesia's West Sumatra...
World
News and Press ReleaseFirst regional meeting of United Nations Emergency Teams
March 2, 2007, Panama City- Some 37 participants from 12 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will meet in Panama, 6th - 8th March, for the First Regional UN Emergency Technical Teams (UNETT)...