Press releases and statements

New York/Geneva, 11 October 2007: Humanitarian and information specialists from around the world will meet this month (22 - 26 October) for the Global Symposium +5 'Information for Humanitarian...

(New York, 8 October 2007): The twelve months of early recovery following the earthquake that totally devastated parts of northern Pakistan, India and Afghanistan two years ago today saw many...

Geneva - Dakar, 9 October 2007: The United Nations have allocated $4.9 million emergency humanitarian assistance to Mali ($1 million), Ghana ($2.5 million) and Togo ($1.4) as response to floods that...

Genève - Dakar, 9 octobre 2007 : Les Nations Unies viennent d'allouer 4,9 millions de dollars en aide humanitaire d'urgence au Mali (un million de dollars), au Ghana (2.5 millions de dollars) et au...

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Alert in the Wake of UN's Somali Region Report Up to 1.8 million people in the Somali Region of Ethiopia could be affected in a major humanitarian crisis in the coming months,...

(New York/Geneva/Accra, 4 October): The United Nations and partner organizations seek nearly $10 million to fund relief efforts for 75,000 people in northern Ghana, where entire communities along the...

Geneva, October 01, 2007 - Sir John Holmes, the United Nations Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, and leading international humanitarian organizations, including CARE, World Vision,...

LA PROBLEMATIQUE DE LA NUTRITION EN RDC La lutte contre la malnutrition : un défi La République Démocratique du Congo connaît des taux de malnutrition élevés. Ces taux varient selon les territoires...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - FIELD TESTING OF INTER-SECTORAL RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOLS - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of...

(New York, 21 September 2007): The humanitarian community in Uganda today launched a $41 million Flash Appeal, in support of the Government, for urgent aid to hundreds of thousands affected by floods...