Press releases and statements

(Dakar, 13 April 2007): From 17 to 19 April, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will hold a regional conference on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in West...

(New York, 12 April 2007): With the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war in 1991 and very poor access to those in need, the humanitarian situation in Somalia is the worst it has been for...

(New York, 12 April 2007): As a result of violent clashes between ethnic militias in eastern Chad on 31 March, more than 9,000 people have fled their homes and sought refuge in Habilé, a site which...

(New York, 12 April 2007): In the Solomon Islands, needs assessment and response are still being hampered by lack of access to and communication with the affected areas. Some areas have not yet been...

The Global Humanitarian Reform Over the past years, international response to humanitarian emergencies has not always met the basic needs of affected populations in a timely and predictable manner...

(Juba: 12 April 2007): While meningitis and acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) have killed over 700 people in Southern Sudan since the beginning of the year, the food security situation is slowly...

Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of seven new contributions totalling $26,503,974, as of 2 April. The...

(New York: 5 April 2007): International assistance is arriving in the Solomon Islands, the Pacific nation of half a million struck by a tsunami triggered by a large underwater earthquake on 2 April,...

(Johannesburg, 4 April 2007): Cyclones and flooding continue to batter numerous countries in southern Africa, threatening the lives of over a million vulnerable people. Although regional capacity for...

(Juba: 04 April 2007): Amidst a meningitis outbreak that has claimed 649 lives since the beginning of the year, the United Nations in support of their government counterparts, held a press briefing...