New York, 2 March 2005 - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is sending two emergency teams, one to the Cook Islands and one to Tokelau, to help assess the...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Cook Islands + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseCook Islands and Tokelau: UN sends emergency team to Oceania
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDRC: Assistance to 54,000 people suspended following attack
Bunia, March 1 - Humanitarian organisations have suspended assistance to 40,000 internally displaced people sheltering in the Kakwa and Tché areas of Ituri, following Friday's attack on MONUC...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleasePakistan: UN Country Team responds to natural disasters
New York, 14 February 2005 - Heavy snowfall, torrential rains and burst dams have killed more than 300 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks. Rain and snow continue to cause heavy damage in...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDRC: Emergency response reaching 56,000 in Ituri
A major humanitarian catastrophe in the District of Ituri has been averted due to the rapid response of the humanitarian community in the area. Over 56,000 people, displaced by fighting between...
Tajikistan
News and Press ReleaseGovernment of Tajikistan appeals for help
(New York, 11 February 2005) - The Government of Tajikistan has requested assistance from the United Nations after heavy snowstorms in that country. More than two metres of snow have fallen in...
Guyana
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations seeks nearly USD 3m to assist flood victims in Guyana
Guyana. Today, the United Nations system launched a Flash Appeal in response to the emergency humanitarian situation created by the recent floods that hit Guyana during the second week of January...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseDRC: Life saving emergency assistance underway in Ituri
Bunia, 8 February 2005 - Humanitarian organisations have begun the delivery of much-needed emergency assistance to the survivors of an attack on Tché, District of Ituri. Over 10,000 people are now...
India + 4 more
News and Press ReleaseEssential elements of recovery programming - Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
With a focus on the immediate post-disaster recovery phase (one to six months) This document aims at providing a brief on the essential elements for successful recovery programming and to act as a...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseSummary record of UN/NGO meeting on Afar Situation
A meeting was held between UN agencies, NGOs active in Afar region and interested donors, chaired by OCHA, to discuss the reported emergency condition in Afar region. DPPC Early Warning Department...
Ethiopia
News and Press ReleaseUN OCHA - Ethiopia: Humanitarian News 4 Feb 2005
IDPS . . . A DPPC/USAID/UN mission to assess the region's request for emergency food assistance estimates more than 16,600 IDPs in and around Doba woreda. Due to the urgency of the situation, a...