(Kinshasa: 10 September 2004) - More than 15,000 civilians have fled their homes in the past two weeks in North-Kivu Province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to humanitarian sources...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseThousands of civilians flee their homes in eastern DRC
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN requests more funds to meet humanitarian needs in Chad
(NEW YORK: 27 August 2004) The United Nations is now asking the international community for US$ 166 million to address humanitarian needs in Chad until the end of the year. Its initial appeal, which...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC Walikale: OCHA passe le relais aux ONG
Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) a officiellement transféré, jeudi, la gestion de son antenne humanitaire de Walikale, à l'est de la République...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseThe UN appeals for more funds to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs in Sudan
KHARTOUM/GENEVA (August 25 2004) - The UN today warned that US$ 434 million out of US$ 722 million is still required to respond to Sudan's most urgent humanitarian needs through the end of the year...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC/ Sud Kivu: 90 tonnes d'aide humanitaire héliportées sur les Hauts Plateaux
Près de 1.200 familles déplacées sur des Hauts Plateaux à l'Est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) bénéficieront d'une assistance humanitaire héliportée. Au total, 90 tonnes de vivres et de...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseUN continues to meet needs of flood-stricken Bangladesh
IHA/937 NEW YORK, 20 August (OCHA) - The United Nations, after appealing for $210 million last week to meet the needs of flood-ravaged Bangladesh, is continuing to promote the rehabilitation and...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN reaches internally displaced persons by air in DR Congo
AFR/1012, IHA/936 NEW YORK, 19 August (OCHA) - Yesterday, representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUN appeals for funds to alleviate Kenyan food crisis
AFR/1009, IHA/934 NEW YORK, 10 August (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) - The United Nations - along with the Kenyan Government and other partners - today launched a flash appeal...
Peru
News and Press ReleaseInternational community assists Peru after intense cold and snowstorms
IHA/933 NEW YORK, 4 August (OCHA) - The international community is channelling $123,500 to southern and central Peru, following severe cold and snowstorms there. The funds -- donated by the Office...
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseUN deploys disaster team to Bangladesh
(NEW YORK: 30 July 2004) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has deployed a UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team to support Bangladesh's Government and...