Bukavu, 31 mai - Des civils innocents ont une fois de plus été pris au centre des combats entre des groupes armés dans la Province du Sud-Kivu. 19 personnes ont été tuées et plusieurs autres blessées...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseRDC : OCHA condamne les attaques contre les populations civiles à Nindja
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseStatement of the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on arrest of MSF Director for Sudan
Statement by Jan Egeland, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs "I am very concerned about the arrest of Paul Foreman, country director of MSF-Holland, in...
DR Congo + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseIRIN documentary takes top honors at film festival
(New York, 25 May 2005): The Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) has won one of two judges' awards at the first United Nations Documentary Film Festival, held at the New School University...
World
News and Press ReleaseJan Egeland awarded 2005 Roger E. Joseph Prize
(New York, 23 May 2005): On May 22, Hebrew Union College awarded the 2005 Roger E. Joseph Prize to Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. The presentation took...
Niger
News and Press ReleaseUN appeals for $16 million for Niger food crises
AFR/1163, IHA/1044 (Reissued as received.) NIAMEY/GENEVA/NEW-YORK, 19 May (OCHA) - The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for the Niger, asking for $16.2 million to combat the severe food...
Benin + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseLes Nations Unies et le Gouvernement béninois lancent un appel de fonds pour les réfugiés togolais
Ce document est destiné à l'information; il ne constitue pas un document officiel M/05/14 Les Nations Unies, en consultation avec le Gouvernement béninois, ont lancé, vendredi 13 mai 2005 un appel de...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseCôte d'Ivoire: Le Coordinateur Humanitaire des Nations Unies déplore les heurts de Duékoué et appelle au calme et à la cohésion sociale
Abidjan, le 06 mai 2005 - Le vendredi 29 avril 2005, des heurts ont éclaté entre des Dioulas et des Guérés à Duékoué, ville située à 484km à l'Ouest d'Abidjan, et ont entraîné une vingtaine de...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseFlash Update: The 2005 Joint Humanitarian appeal for Ethiopia
(Addis Ababa, 4 May 2005) - The Ethiopian Government and humanitarian partners today issued a Flash Update to the 2005 Joint Humanitarian Appeal for Ethiopia, asking for US$320 million, of which 47...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseDeath toll rises in Ethiopian floods
(Addis Ababa, 3 May 2005): The number of confirmed dead and missing in Ethiopia continues to rise following the devastating floods that have submerged parts of Somali Region after the Wabe Shebelle...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseEmergency Update on Somali Region Floods - 3 May 2005
The number of confirmed dead and missing continues to rise following the devastating floods that have submerged parts of Somali Region after the Wabe Shebelle river burst its banks overnight on the...