Nairobi, 30 May 2006 - A week-long mission to Somalia led by Dennis McNamara, UN Special Adviser on Displacement and accompanied by international donors and media arrived back in Nairobi on Friday...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseUN highlights the continuing human tragedy of Somalia's internally displaced
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseIndonesia: United Nations establishes coordination center in Yogyakarta
(Geneva: 29 May 2006): The United Nations has established today a main coordination center at Yogyakarta and a reception cell at the Airport to support coordination efforts and relief activities in...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: Appeal to warring Mogadishu factions to act with humanity
Nairobi, 29 May - Increasingly worrying reports from Mogadishu describe indiscriminate shelling of civilian populations and the city's medical facilities, with dozens dead in the last few days. Due...
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseIndonesia: United Nations sending emergency team to Yogyakarta
(Geneva, 28 May 2006): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is dispatching a Disaster Assessment and Coordination team to support UN coordination efforts in...
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations ready to respond to Indonesia earthquake
(New York, 27 May 2006): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has put its Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams on alert in response to an...
Burundi + 18 more
News and Press ReleaseCERF Advisory Group holds inaugural session; elects Chair and Vice-Chairs
(New York: 23 May 2006): The Advisory Group on the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) today held its inaugural session at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The twelve...
Djibouti + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseSpecial Humanitarian Envoy visits European capitals
(Geneva: 23 May 2006): The United Nations Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Kjell Magne Bondevik, has started a visit to European donor capitals including Brussels, London and...
Burundi + 14 more
News and Press ReleaseJapan pledges $7.5 million to global response fund
(New York: 17 May 2006): The Government of Japan today announced a pledge of $7.5 million for the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), approved by the General Assembly in December...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLes Officiers de l'armée de la République Démocratique du Congo reçoivent une formation sur les Principes Humanitaires
(Kinshasa : 17 mai 2006) : L'UNICEF (Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance), la Division Protection des Enfants de la MONUC et le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseArmy officers in DR Congo receive training in humanitarian principles
(Kinshasa: 17 May 2006): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Child Protection Division of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) and the Office for the...