In a large hut that hosts the local church every Sunday, a few mats are disorderly scattered apparently to accommodate the sizeable crowd. A lot of adults are represented by their children-...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian Community on the cease-fire line in Tanganyika district of the DRC
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUNHCR and Iran programme aids Afghan refugees
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says Afghans have responded positively to a special programme initiated by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUN Co-ordinator for Afghanistan stresses access
United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan Erick de Mul returned from Kabul on 18 May. De Mul spent most of this week in Afghanistan's capital holding discussions with officials of the Islamic...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseCease-Fire in Afghanistan: Polio immunisation at record levels
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 5 May, 2000): "Achieving a cease-fire for National Immunisation Days against polio in Afghanistan was not easy, but it worked,"...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseFor ongoing coverage, see the Horn of Africa Drought Section
For coverage of this emergency after 1 May 2000 , please see the Horn of Africa Drought complex emergency, or the relevant By Country pages.
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseLandmine survivors a forgotten tragedy, says United Nations
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 28 April 2000 -- About 4% of Afghanistan's population of 20 million--or 800,000 children, women and men--are disabled, said...
Belarus
News and Press ReleasePlease refer to the Chernobyl section on OCHA-Online
Please refer to the Chernobyl section on OCHA-Online.
Angola
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations in Angola flags looming humanitarian tragedy
Today the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs presented the findings of a rapid needs assessment undertaken in 31 locations throughout Angola in close collaboration...
Belarus + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseFourteen years after the tragic nuclear accident, Chernobyl victims still need assistance
Geneva, New York - Seven million people in Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation are still suffering the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor which exploded fourteen years ago today,...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseVerbal agreement on cease-fire for polio immunisation in Afghanistan
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 21 April 2000-- Kabul authorities have given a verbal agreement to UNICEF that they will respect a cease-fire for the 1-3 May...