(New York, 12 July): Hurricane Dennis, which struck Haiti on 7 July, and Cuba from 7 to 9 July, as a category IV hurricane, has killed at least eleven in Haiti, and ten in Cuba. The storm, which...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Haiti + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseCategory IV Hurricane Dennis responsible for 23 deaths in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: Pour ou contre les civils : l'ambiguïté Mayi-Mayi
Les Mayi-Mayi, considérés par eux-mêmes comme « des patriotes congolais », seraient-ils en train de perdre leur raison d'être en s'éloignant de leurs buts premiers qu'étaient la protection des civils...
Benin + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseTogo: Significant funding shortfall as refugees continue to arrive in Benin
(New York, 14 June): More than four weeks on from the launch of a six-month $5.95 million Flash Appeal, yet another United Nations appeal for an African crisis has failed to garner significant...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseLes acteurs humanitaires se mobilisent et lancent un appel pour éviter une crise humanitaire majeure dans l'ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire
Suite aux tragiques événements qui ont endeuillé les différentes communautés et populations dans les villages de « Guitrozon » et « Petit Duékoué » et dans la ville de Duékoué, les acteurs...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUN reports success in Ethiopian child survival programme
AFR/1188, IHA/1052 NEW YORK, 9 June (OCHA) - Although it is only 20 per cent funded, an innovative programme has made remarkable progress in reducing child deaths in Ethiopia this year. The Enhanced...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseAttacks against civilians cause new displacements in Democratic Republic of the Congo
(New York, 7 June 2005): Random, vicious attacks against civilians have led to new displacements from at least three localities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in the past week. In Sonsa,...
Djibouti
News and Press ReleaseSevere shortage in funding for Djibouti drought
(New York, 6 June 2005): Six weeks into the Flash Appeal for $7.5 million for drought relief in Djibouti, donors have failed to provide funding for 95 per cent of needs, leaving the agricultural,...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations responding to needs in Côte d'Ivoire
(New York, 3 June 2005) OCHA has taken rapid action to address the humanitarian situation in and around the town of Duékoué in western Cote d'Ivoire in the wake of recent, repeated attacks on...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseZero funding for Niger appeal
See below for French version (New York, 2 June 2005): Two weeks ago, as Niger's lean season neared and indications emerged that the country faced a looming "silent crisis," the UN Office for the...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: OCHA condemns attacks on civilians in Nindja
Bukavu, May 31 - Innocent civilians have been once again caught up in the fighting between armed groups in South Kivu, with 19 people killed and many others wounded during an attack on the...