Press releases and statements

New York, 14 February 2005 - Heavy snowfall, torrential rains and burst dams have killed more than 300 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks. Rain and snow continue to cause heavy damage in...

A major humanitarian catastrophe in the District of Ituri has been averted due to the rapid response of the humanitarian community in the area. Over 56,000 people, displaced by fighting between...

(New York, 11 February 2005) - The Government of Tajikistan has requested assistance from the United Nations after heavy snowstorms in that country. More than two metres of snow have fallen in...

Guyana. Today, the United Nations system launched a Flash Appeal in response to the emergency humanitarian situation created by the recent floods that hit Guyana during the second week of January...

Bunia, 8 February 2005 - Humanitarian organisations have begun the delivery of much-needed emergency assistance to the survivors of an attack on Tché, District of Ituri. Over 10,000 people are now...

With a focus on the immediate post-disaster recovery phase (one to six months) This document aims at providing a brief on the essential elements for successful recovery programming and to act as a...

A meeting was held between UN agencies, NGOs active in Afar region and interested donors, chaired by OCHA, to discuss the reported emergency condition in Afar region. DPPC Early Warning Department...

IDPS . . . A DPPC/USAID/UN mission to assess the region's request for emergency food assistance estimates more than 16,600 IDPs in and around Doba woreda. Due to the urgency of the situation, a...

(New York, 31 January 2005): Ethiopia's crop production is expected to increase by 24% compared to last year's estimates. This was a key finding of the recent crop and food supply assessment mission...

New York, 28 January 2005 - Risks of further flooding continue in Guyana due to more rain over the past days, warned the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team. The team has...