Press releases and statements

(New York, 28 February 2006): The Government of Mozambique has requested technical support from the United Nations for strengthening its capacity to manage risks and disasters, including earthquakes...

(Guatemala City, 28 February 2006): A three-day lessons learned workshop and high level regional meeting on guidelines for better preparation for the forthcoming 2006 hurricane season begins today in...

(New York, 28 February 2006): The United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office and the Philippines National and Provincial Disaster Coordinating Councils (NPCC/PDCC) confirm that the Governor of...

(New York, 27 February 2006): The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team (UNDAC), together with the Government of Bolivia, have now identified the priority response needs, following...

The emergency phase is coming to an end and in order to avoid a gap between relief and reconstruction, the humanitarian community in Pakistan is in the process of preparing an Action Plan for Relief...

Conakry, 27 février 2006: Le Gouvernement de la Guinée, Les Nations Unies et leurs organisations non-gouvernementales ont lancé, le 27 février 2006, un appel de fonds à la communauté internationale...

L'assistance humanitaire est en train de se déployer à travers le centre du Katanga et ce malgré le piètre état des routes d'acheminement et l'insécurité qui prévaut dans les zones d'opérations...

(New York, 24 February 2006): The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta is deploying a mission to assess the situation on the ground in Sulawesi in collaboration...

(New York, 24 February 2006): Latest reports from the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) indicate that there are now a total of some 980 missing, 122 dead, 17 injured and 560...

(New York, 23 February 2006): The United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team in Bolivia has established an On-site Operations Coordination Center (OSOCC) within the local Emergency...