Press releases and statements

Close to 80 % of humanitarian aid, which covers an estimated 3.3 million vulnerable people in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been suspended as a direct result of the...

Près de 80 % de l'aide humanitaire couvrant 3, 3 millions de personnes vulnérables à l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a été suspendue. Cette situation découle directement des...

New York: 11 June 2004: The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Jan Egeland, has condemned a series of attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on camps for internally displaced...

(New York: 11 June 2004) - Since fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted around Bukavu on 26 May, there have been reports that sexual violence has been widespread and that some 50...

Jerusalem June 7, 2004 - Ten United Nations institutions call on the Israeli authorities to ease restrictions on movement in the occupied territory to enable 60,000 Palestinian students to sit for...

Top UN relief official welcomes release of aid workers, calls their detention "totally unacceptable" NEW YORK/GENEVA (June 6 2004) - The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, welcomed today's...

(Geneva 4 June 2004): Yesterday, the United Nations and key humanitarian organizations met with representatives of 36 countries, including the Government of Sudan, and representatives of the African...

Nairobi (28 May 2004) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Maxwell Gaylard, and Senior Agency officials are expressing great concern about the deepening drought conditions in northern Somalia...

(New York: 28 May 2004): United Nations agencies in Myanmar are providing immediate assistance to people affected by the recent storm that hit four villages in Myanmar. The storm was the worst since...

(Abidjan, 27 May 2004): A la suite des affrontements entre les chasseurs traditionnels Dozos et les communautés autochtones Guéré, dans les villages de Diéouzon et Kouibly les 20 et 27 avril 2004,...