Because of drought, in tandem with endemic poverty and under-development, only in Jalalabad and Kandahar can an average household (6 member families) with one able-bodied male provide adequately for...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseAfghan labour markets in trouble
DPRK
News and Press ReleaseAppeal for 2001 for DPR Korea: Overview by UN Humanitarian Coordinator
CONSOLIDATED INTER-AGENCY APPEAL FOR 2001 FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA OVERVIEW BY THE UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR DAVID MORTON STOCKHOLM 29 NOVEMBER 2000 Our...
Afghanistan + 20 more
News and Press ReleaseSecretary-General launches humanitarian appeals for 2001, calling on international community to provide urgent support to 35 million people
Geneva- New York, 22 November (OCHA) On 28 November, Secretary-General Kofi Annan will launch appeals for 19 humanitarian crises, calling on the international community to provide $2 billion in...
Afghanistan + 20 more
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals for 2001 Launched at Headquarters
IHA/723 Launch Theme - 'Women and War'; Secretary-General, Assembly President and Executive Director of UNIFEM Speak The current United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals was requesting $2.26...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseClosure of Pak-Afghan border will exacerbate humanitarian situation
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 17 November 2000 -- The United Nations system in Afghanistan remains concerned about the continued closure of the border between...
Serbia + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseYugoslavia: The Situation in the Municipalities
CONSULTATIVE FORUM WITH YUGOSLAV MUNICIPALITIES Belgrade, 13-14 November 2000 INTRODUCTION Mr. Chairman, Hon. Federal Minister of Interior, Hon. Mayors, Distinguished Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen, ...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseThe Government of Sudan, The Sudan People's Liberation Movement And the United Nations - Technical Committee on Humanitarian Assistance Final Communiqué
The Government of the Republic of the Sudan, The Sudan People's Liberation Movement And the United Nations Technical Committee on Humanitarian Assistance Palais des Nations Geneva 2-3 November 2000...
World
News and Press ReleaseIn innovative move, United Nations issues first novel; Aim is to encourage humanitarian impulses among youth
IHA/721 Secretary-General Commends 'Marie In Shadow of the Lion'; Story of Lives Broken in World of Hatred, Violence, Indifference NEW YORK, 30 October (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseRepublic of Congo OCHA Information Bulletin 23 Oct 2000
Assistance to refugees A Tripartite meeting (DRC/RoC/HCR) was held in Brazzaville on Tuesday, 17 October, 2000. The discussions mainly focused on the access to refugees from DRC by the Oubangui...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseMine dog study underway in Afghanistan
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 20 October 2000 -- Noel Spencer, Technical Advisor to the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan (MAPA), returned from Kabul this...