Press releases and statements

(New York: 14 February 2007): As the number of people affected by severe flooding in Bolivia having risen by 25,000 in recent days, the United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners...

(New York: 13 February 2007): Through the recently launched 2007 Consolidated Appeal for Liberia, United Nations agencies and their partners are seeking $117 million for humanitarian aid this year...

(Jakarta: 9 February 2007): The Acting United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlström, has decided to make available up to $2 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)...

(New York: 7 February 2007): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today announced that just under $85 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)...

(New York: 7 February 2007): A five-person United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team, deployed by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to support the...

(New York: 5 February 2007): The United Nations agencies stand ready to support the Government of Indonesia in response to the severe flooding that has affected the capital of Jakarta and surrounding...

(New York: 2 February 2007): Despite strong appeals from United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Darfur, threats against the world's largest relief operation...

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 31st bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 10 - 23 January 2007...

(New York, 26 January 2007): Civilians in three prefectures in the North and Northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) have reported the occurrence of summary executions, targeting of specific...

(Manila, 23 January 2007): In December, the United Nations and partners launched a Consolidated Appeal for assistance for the people affected by typhoons Durian and Utor, after which over 1,400...