Press releases and statements

I am deeply concerned about the effects and consequences that the ongoing fighting in Mogadishu is having on an already appalling humanitarian situation in Somalia. The scale of the fighting during...

(New York: 27 April 2007): Some 365,000 Somalis - more than one third of the city's population - had fled the latest round of insecurity and violence in Mogadishu by Friday, as the capital's...

by John Holmes, first published by The Independent Three years ago this April, my predecessor first brought Darfur to the attention of the United Nations Security Council. And now this April, I too...

(Geneva: 25 April 2007): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is today launching a $62.5 million inter-agency Appeal for Building Global Humanitarian Response...

Summary - First light vehicle convoy to travel overland in two decades departs from Khartoum on 20 April for Juba - To date over 12,000 individuals benefit from organised returns for internally...

Summary - Uganda and LRA renew truce, but LRA says ICC indictments for some of its leaders may pose obstacle. - Pilot population census kicks off targeting 5,000 households, with all questionnaires...

(New York: 20 April 2007): Hundreds of thousands of displaced Somalis are facing a dire humanitarian situation, as humanitarian organizations are unable to deliver sufficient food, water, health,...

(New York: 19 April 2007): While Palestinian fishermen have recently been allowed to resume some fishing activities in the Gaza Strip's coastal waters following a near total ban since June 2006,...

From 17 to 19 April 2007 in Dakar, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is holding a regional meeting on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in West...

(New York: 17 April 2007): "The humanitarian situation in northern Uganda and parts of Southern Sudan has improved significantly in the past year," said Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Assistant...