(Geneva, 6 October 2005): The United Nations team of experts dispatched on 21 September to Lake Nyos, in Cameroon's Northwest province, to assess the stability of the natural dam warns of the risk of...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Cameroon
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations calls for urgent attention to prevent dam collapse in Cameroon
CAR
News and Press ReleaseLe Système des Nations Unies et les Partenaires de la RCA viennent en aide aux populations sinistrées, après les dernières pluies diluviennes
Depuis le dimanche 21 août, les victimes des dernières inondations de Bangui reçoivent gratuitement de l'eau potable. Deux jours plus tôt, la Coordination Humanitaire du Système des Nations Unies...
Somalia
News and Press ReleaseSomalia: UN condemns killing of staff member
Nairobi (4 October 2005) - The United Nations has strongly condemned the killing of UN staff member and Somali national Mohamuud Musse Gurage in Kismayo, Lower Juba Region, which occurred last night...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic: UN water distribution improved
FLOOD-AFFECTED POPULATIONS TO BENEFIT FROM OPERATIONAL CHANGE Bangui (Central African Republic), 4th October 2005 -One month from the inception of a United Nations project to distribute clean water...
Viet Nam
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations assesses damage in Viet Nam after Typhoon Damrey
(New York, 3 October): Typhoon Damrey, which came ashore on the eastern coast of Viet Nam one week ago, prompted the evacuation of some 600,000 persons and caused extensive damage throughout the...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseCôte d'Ivoire: Déclaration du Coordonnateur Humanitaire sur la non tenue des examens dans les zones sous contrôle des Forces Nouvelles
Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire est fortement préoccupé par le report répété des dates des examens prévues initialement pour le 12 septembre 2005 dans les zones sous contrôle des Forces Nouvelles. En...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseSituation of internally displaced in Côte d'Ivoire town at risk
(New York, 30 September): Some 2700 internally displaced persons who have sought shelter at the Catholic mission in Duékoué, a town in western Cote d'Ivoire, have been informed by local authorities...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the HC on the announcement to forcefully expel the IDPs from the Catholic Mission in Duékoué
The Humanitarian Coordinator in Côte d'Ivoire reminds national and local authorities that any attempt to forcefully expel the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently residing at the Catholic...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseNote du Coordonnateur Humanitaire en Côte d'Ivoire portant sur l'annonce d'expulsion par la force des Personnes Déplacées de la Mission Catholique de Duékoué
Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire en Côte d'Ivoire tient à rappeler aux autorités nationales, locales et à toutes les parties concernées, que toute tentative d'évacuer de force les Personnes Déplacées de...
Sudan + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseHighlights of press conference by Jan Egeland, USG for Humanitarian Affairs
Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said he would like to touch today upon three important humanitarian issues. One was the issue of...