Chairman's Summary of the Discussion The Vice-President of ECOSOC opened the session welcoming all participants. The Vice-President then gave the floor to the Emergency Relief Coordinator, a.i., Ms...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Angola + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseEconomic and Social Council Humanitarian Segment: Panel Discussion on Internal Displacement
Mozambique + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseEconomic and Social Council Chairman's Summary of the Discussions: Panel Discussion on Technology and Natural Disasters
The Vice-President of ECOSOC opened the session with his introductory remarks which were followed by the screening of a video from the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), entitled 'Natural...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUN to hold more talks with the Taliban on women's employment
ISLAMABAD - The UN Co-ordinator, Erick de Mul, traveled to Kandahar yesterday to follow up with the Taliban authorities on the recent issue concerning the employment of women that surfaced in Kabul...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseStatement Attributable to Carolyn McAskie, Emergency Relief Coordinator a.i., on Democratic Republic of the Congo
LETHAL ATTACK STOPS POLIO VACCINATION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO I was deeply saddened and shocked by the brutal attack last Sunday July 9 on a vehicle transporting relief workers from the...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement attributable to Ms. Carolyn McAskie on the Humanitarian Situation in the Sudan
The Emergency Relief Coordinator, expresses her deep concern about the resumed hostilities between the rebel factions and the Sudanese Government in Southern Sudan. The reported fighting around...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseJapanese Ambassador hands over a state of the art demining machine to UNOCHA
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Coordinator for Afghanistan) 7 July 2000 -- The Government of Japan officially donated a new demining machine to UNOCHA's Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan...
Eritrea + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseVisit of the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator to Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa Region
Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Emergency Relief Coordinator a.i. of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), will visit Ethiopia from 10 to 11 July. Her stay in Ethiopia...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseInternational meeting on the Republic of the Congo: A country in transition
The meeting was jointly organised by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the participation of the World Bank...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseAn OCHA/UNDP meeting calls for immediate support for sustaining peace process in the Republic of the Congo
Against the background of a promising peace process in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), an International Meeting will be convened in Geneva on July 6 to call for immediate support to the...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseUne réunion OCHA/PNUD appelle à un soutien immédiat au processus de paix en République du Congo
Alors que le processus de paix est prometteur en République du Congo (Brazzaville), une réunion internationale se tiendra à Genève le 6 juillet prochain afin de trouver un soutien immédiat au...