Kinshasa,7 Décembre 2005 - Un grand nombre de congolais de la province du Katanga, au sud-est de la RDC, fuient leur village d'origine suite à des affrontements entre l'armée nationale et des...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC : Une offensive militaire déplace au moins 25.000 personnes au centre du Katanga
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia : Release of the last Sool and Sanag conflict related detainees
Nairobi, 6 December- The last remaining detainees captured during the fighting between the Puntland State of Somalia and the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in late 2004 were exchanged Monday 5...
Comoros
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations assists Comoros after volcanic eruption
(New York: 2 December): In the wake of the eruption late last week of Comoros' Karthala volcano, the United Nations is assisting national authorities to undertake emergency initiatives to provide...
Benin + 15 more
News and Press ReleaseAppel des Nations Unies pour une aide humanitaire de plus de 145 millions de dollars pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest pour 2006
Dakar, 2 décembre 2005 : Les Nations-Unies lancent ce vendredi à Dakar un appel de fonds de plus de 145 millions de dollars pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest afin de couvrir les besoins en aide humanitaire...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseThe South Asia Earthquake: Pakistan - Eight weeks on
Humanitarian workers speed-up work for winter months The first heavy snowfalls in the last week of November marked the beginning of the winter period in the area affected by the 8 October earthquake...
Sudan
News and Press Release2006 Work Plan for Sudan launch in Geneva
More than US$ 1.5 billion in humanitarian needs; Largest funding requirement in the world [2 December 2005 GENEVA] Sudan will need more than US$1.7 billion dollars to fund humanitarian, recovery and...
Cuba + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseEnd of 2005 hurricane season does not mean end of relief efforts
(New York: 1 December 2005): More than 30,000 people remain displaced in temporary shelters in Honduras, in the wake of tropical storm Gamma, the 24th named storm of the official 2005 Atlantic...
Benin + 38 more
News and Press ReleaseSecretary-General seeks $4.7 billion for twenty-six humanitarian crises in 2006
(New York: 30 November 2005): United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for $4.7 billion to provide urgent support to 31 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 26 countries...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseDisplaced settlement fires in Somalia highlight the need for improved services
Nairobi, 30 November - The outbreak of fire that swept through a settlement for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu on 21 November continues to highlight the immense suffering and...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleasePakistan: Onset of winter weather threatens UN's operation Winter Race
Islamabad, 29th November, 2005: The onset of winter conditions in the earthquake areas of Pakistan has severely hampered the relief operations of the UN and other humanitarian organization, resulting...