(New York: 16 May 2006): The United Nations has launched a $3.64 million Flash Appeal for assistance to approximately 20,000 people made vulnerable by more than two months of armed confrontations...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Guinea-Bissau
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations calls for $3.64 million for Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
News and Press ReleaseLes Nations Unies lancent un appel de fonds d'urgence de $3,64 millions pour la Guinée-Bissau
New York/Genève/Dakar : 16 May 2006 - Les Nations-Unies ont lancé un appel de fonds d'urgence, d'un montant de 3 640 000 dollars américains, pour subvenir aux besoins de près de 20 000 personnes en...
Suriname
News and Press ReleaseMore rains expected in Suriname as experts assess situation
(New York: 15 May 2006): As water levels in some eastern parts of Suriname continue to rise, the Suriname National Coordination Centre for Disaster Control (NCCR) has reported that the floods that...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo remains the deadliest humanitarian catastrophe
(Kinshasa and New York: 13 May 2006): Three months on from the launch of the 2006 Action Plan for the Democratic Republic of Congo, which aims to provide humanitarian assistance and promote peace and...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRD Congo demeure la plus grande catastrophe humanitaire
(Kinshasa et New York : 13 mai 2006) : Trois mois après le lancement du Plan d'Action 2006, élaboré en vue d'apporter de l'aide humanitaire et promouvoir la paix et la stabilité dans le pays, seuls...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseLe sous financement peut être aussi mortel que le conflit armé en RDC
(Kinshasa et New York : 12 mai 2006) : Trois mois après le lancement du Plan d'Action 2006, élaboré en vue d'apporter de l'aide humanitaire et promouvoir la paix et la stabilité dans le pays, seuls...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseRains in Somalia ward off worst-case scenario
(New York: 10 May 2006): The onset of seasonal rains in southern Somalia at the end of April and first week of May have warded off the risk of moderate famine, averting a worst-case scenario in the...
Angola + 15 more
News and Press ReleaseEmergency Relief Coordinator allocates $32 million from global response fund
(New York: 10 May 2006): Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, today announced that $32 million will be made available from...
Suriname
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations to dispatch emergency team to assist in Suriname floods
(New York, 10 May 2006): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is dispatching a six-member United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team to...
Chad + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseUSG Egeland arrives in Chad
(New York: 10 May 2006): Today, United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland arrived in Abeche in eastern Chad, where he visited a refugee camp and internally...