Les principaux acteurs humanitaires et bailleurs de fonds se sont rencontrés hier à Kinshasa, la capitale de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), en vue de l'élaboration d'une stratégie...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC Kinshasa: Une stratégie humanitaire en gestation
Bangladesh
News and Press ReleaseUN helps alleviate Bangladesh's worsening flood situation
(NEW YORK: 27 July 2004) A new Operations Coordination Room has been set up to consolidate all assessments of the situation on the ground in Bangladesh, where the flood situation is deteriorating...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC Mahagi: OCHA obtient des garanties en vue de l'acheminement d'une aide humanitaire à 35.000 personnes
Le bureau des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) de Mahagi obtient l'engagement des deux leaders des groupes armés impliqués dans des combats depuis le 16 juin, de...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC: Un projet de loi sur la nationalité en vue d'unifier le pays
En réaffirmant avec force le droit du sol et le droit du sang, déjà stipulés dans l'ancienne loi de 2001, le nouveau projet de loi sur la nationalité pourrait être un facteur d'unité et de...
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseUN tackles food insecurity in Kenya
(NEW YORK: 22 July 2004) United Nations agencies will soon be appealing for international aid on behalf of the Kenyan Government, which has requested assistance to help overcome poor rainfall and...
Bangladesh + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUN responds to devastating South Asia floods
(New York: 21 July 2004) - United Nations agencies in Bangladesh have officially activated their Disaster Management Team (DMT) to coordinate the humanitarian community's responses to the region's...
Tajikistan
News and Press ReleaseAppeal for aid after Tajikistan floods and landslides
(NEW YORK: 20 July 2004) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is allocating US$ 20,000 from its Emergency Reserve Fund to help provide emergency supplies in...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Number of internally displaced persons increases in Darfur
(New York: 19 July 2004) - Last month, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur grew by approximately 100,000. As of 1 July, there were over one million IDPs in the region...
Peru
News and Press ReleasePeru appeals for assistance after intense cold and snowstorms
(New York: 19 July 2004) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) made an emergency grant of US$ 25,000 to the Government of Peru, following that country's...
World
News and Press Release"Living with Risk: A global review of disaster reduction initiatives" launched at UN Headquarters
IHA/922 NEW YORK, 14 July (OCHA) - Today, the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR) launched its 2004 version of "Living with Risk: A global review...