Press releases and statements

Geneva, March 21 - The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), Mr Jan Egeland, called upon the Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to assume its responsibilities...

Bunia, 17 March - The spate of violent attacks in Ituri District in recent days has left thousands more people homeless, many of whom are now seeking shelter in cramped makeshift camps in the area...

(New York, 16 March 2005): The UNDAC team has completed assessments in the islands of Mauke and Atiu in the Southern Group of the Cook Islands and confirmed that these islands are not in a state of...

La pérennisation de la crise politique, mais surtout militaire, dans la province du Sud Kivu à l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), pourrait entraîner une « Iturisation » de la zone et...

(New York, 10 March 2005): United Nations emergency teams arrived in Samoa and met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator before heading to the Cook Islands and Tokelau to assess damages...

Bunia, March 9 - Over 88,000 recently displaced people are now receiving humanitarian assistance in Ituri following the resumption of aid activities in the camps this week. However the area remains...

Aid to Support the consolidation of peace in the South, Security measures and political pressure on Darfur Khartoum, 8 March 2005 - United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan...

Jerusalem, 8 March 2005 - Today, on the occasion of International Women's Day, 11 UN agencies1 operating in the occupied Palestinian territory have put their voices together in a call to action for...

Bunia, March 4 - Over 10 people have been dying each day in the camps in and around Kakwa following the suspension of humanitarian assistance to the area on Monday, and the death toll may be even...

(New York, 3 March 2005): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland is scheduled to arrive in Sudan today for a five-day visit. He will meet with...