(New York: 5 December 2006): Typhoon Durian has caused widespread destruction across 13 provinces of the Philippines, affecting more than 1.5 million people in 125 municipalities and 10 cities, with...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Philippines
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations assisting Philippines after typhoon
Angola + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Under-Secretary-General Jan Egeland to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 4 Dec 2006
Mr. President, Members of the Council, It is very good to be back here one last time. Over the past three years, I have been encouraged to see that concern for the protection of civilians has...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Nurses, medical supplies needed for humanitarian assistance in Malakal
(Malakal, [South Sudan] 1 December 2006) Medical staff and supplies are urgently needed to step-up treatment to those wounded by the fighting in Malakal, the United Nations reported today. Priorities...
World
AnalysisStatement by Mr. Jan Egeland Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
In Mr. Jan Egeland's final statement to the UN Security Council, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator highlights the Council's concern for the...
World
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Reform Newsletter - Oct-Dec 2006
THE CLUSTER APPROACH The IASC WG has endorsed the "Guidance Note on using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response" as a living document. The revised version includes substantial...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: UN begins medical assistance to the victims of the Malakal fighting
(Juba, [South Sudan] 30 November 2006): The United Nations has begun delivering medical assistance to more than 300 civilians who were wounded by heavy fighting in Malakal, Upper Nile State,...
Benin + 23 more
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian agencies appeal for $3.9 billion in aid for 2007
(New York: 30 November 2006): At United Nations headquarters today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Humanitarian Appeal 2007 -- thirteen consolidated appeals for specific emergencies --...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement from the Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan on expulsion of NRC from South Darfur
Khartoum, 29th November 2006 - The Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations system in Sudan expressed his grave concern at the expulsion of the Norwegian Refugee Council from Darfur and his...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo : Des milliers de personnes fuient les combats à Sake, territoire de Masisi, Nord-Kivu
Kinshasa, le 27 novembre 2006 - Depuis le vendredi 24 novembre 2006 dans l'après-midi, la localité de Sake, dans le territoire de Masisi se vide de sa population. Entre 15 et 20.000 personnes ont...
World
News and Press ReleaseLaunch of the updated guidelines on the use of military and civil defence assets in disaster relief
(Oslo/Geneva, 27 November 2006) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened today in Oslo for a high-level...