Press releases and statements

(Jerusalem: 24 July 2006) United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland will begin the second half of his six-day mission to the Middle...

(New York and Beirut, 24 July 2006): The United Nations today appealed for US $149 million for humanitarian aid for Lebanon to combat the worsening crisis gripping the country. The appeal covers an...

Chiefs of the Lou and Jikany Nuer yesterday declared an end to 14 years of conflict at a meeting in Addis Ababa attended by representatives from both the Ethiopian and Southern Sudanese Governments...

(Beirut, Jerusalem and New York: 22 July 2006): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has begun a six-day mission to the Middle...

(Geneva, 18 July): Six months after the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006, the United Nations and its partners still require $3.1 billion to address the urgent needs of 30 million people struck...

IHA/1206 (Adapté de l'anglais) New York/Genève, 18 juillet (Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaire, OCHA)) - Six mois après, par le lancement de leur appel humanitaire pour l'année 2006,...

Tuesday 18 July 2006 - 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Room XXVI - Palais des Nations, Geneva Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will chair the...

(New York: 17 July 2006): The United Nations agencies are offering humanitarian assistance in support of the Government of Ecuador's response to the eruption of the Tungurahua Volcano, which began on...

The most diverse meeting of pastoralists in world history got underway today in Yabello, Southern Ethiopia. Over 300 pastoralists from all over the world, including Peruvians, Indians and Chadians,...

(New York: 11 July 2006): Thousands of miles away from the recent enthusiasm of the World Cup, over 3,000 people gathered in the stadium of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, for a...