Press releases and statements

(New York, 15 January 2008): More than a half a million people have been displaced in the past twelve months in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in what is the largest wave of displacement in the...

Background Although finalisation of the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) for 2008 is on its way to completion, we would like to proceed with a Sectoral Policy Allocation paper in support of a...

(New York: 10 January 2008): The United Nations launched an appeal last week requesting over $104 million in support of humanitarian, early recovery and development activities in Nepal in 2008. The...

(New York, 9 January 2008): The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) today pledged over 400 winterised tents to the Government of Kyrgyzstan, in response to the recent...

(New York, 08 January 2008): The first wave of UN humanitarian aid has reached vulnerable populations in the Northern Rift Valley, who were displaced and victimised when post-electoral violence...

(Johannesburg/New York: 7 January 2008): Floods are endangering the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in southern Africa, following unusually early torrential rainfall in the...

Maputo, 7 January 2008 - The United Nations and non-governmental partners are gearing up for an emergency response in central Mozambique immediately after the national disaster management authorities...

(New York, 03 January 2008): The United Nations Country Team in Kenya is working in partnership with the Kenyan Red Cross Society (KRCS) to help provide humanitarian aid in view of the humanitarian...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with other...

Pledges and contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of a new contribution (as of 30 November) made by Chile ($30,000)...