(New York, 8 March 2006): Namibia is beginning to recover in the aftermath of flooding in late February. On 25 February 2006, the western side of the town of Mariental in Namibia was flooded after...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Namibia
News and Press ReleaseInternational aid for Namibia in aftermath of floods
World
News and Press ReleaseLaunch of the Central Emergency Response Fund
WHAT: The United Nations will launch the Central Emergency Response Fund at 10 a.m. on 9 March 2006. The launch will be chaired by Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian...
World
News and Press ReleaseTwenty-three governments donate to United Nations emergency fund
(New York: 7 March 2006): With the Governments of Iceland and India making pledges to the new Central Emergency Response Fund, the number of governments supporting the Fund has risen to 23. The...
Guatemala
News and Press ReleaseHigh level meeting in Central America concludes
(Guatemala City, 3 March 2006): A note of intention was officially signed yesterday in Guatemala City by Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs, Aníbal...
Guatemala
News and Press ReleaseGuatemala: Jan Egeland, Secretario General Adjunto de Naciones Unidas para Asuntos Humanitario, visitó San Marcos La Laguna para solidarizarse con las familias víctimas del Stan
Guatemala, 3 de marzo de 2006. Para conocer personalmente la situación de las familias afectadas por la tormenta tropical Stan, así como ver el avance de los proyectos que las Naciones Unidas en...
World
News and Press ReleaseTwenty-one governments donate to United Nations emergency fund
(New York: 3 March 2006): With the Government of Egypt pledging USD 15,000 yesterday and the Government of the Republic of Korea pledging USD 5 million today to the new Central Emergency Response...
World
News and Press ReleaseNineteen governments donate to United Nations emergency fund
(New York: 2 March 2006): In one week, the United Nations will formally launch the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The goal of the Fund is simple: to provide aid workers with sufficient...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC : Des milliers de civils privés d'assistance humanitaire servent de bouclier en Ituri
Les affrontements entre les FARDC et les miliciens du Mouvement de Résistance du Congo (MRC) continuent à quelques kilomètres de Tchei (90 km au sud de Bunia). Plus de 8.000 personnes,...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: Thousands of civilians without humanitarian assistance used as human shields in Ituri
(Kinshasa, 2 March 2006): Fighting between the Congolese national army (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo or FARDC) and militiamen of the Congo Resistance Movement (MRC) continues...
World
News and Press Release2005-2006 Gender Action Plan Progress Report
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Introduction In 2004 the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) launched OCHA's first action plan for implementation of the OCHA gender equality policy. The gender action plan details specific branch and...