(New York: 26 May 2004) - In the wake of inter-communal violence that has reportedly left nearly 500 dead and some 50,000 displaced, United Nations humanitarian agencies are bringing aid to people in...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Nigeria
News and Press ReleaseUN responds to humanitarian needs in Nigeria
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseUganda: Dozens killed in second attack on camps for displaced this week
(New York: 21 May 2004): The United Nations Office in Uganda has received credible reports that 41 people have been killed and roughly 7000 displaced in an attack by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseSudan: Darfur - Humanitarian partners race to deliver aid as rainy season approaches
(New York: 19 May 2004) - As the June rainy season approaches in Darfur, UN humanitarian agencies and their non-governmental organization (NGO) partners are racing to bring aid to people in need. By...
Uganda
News and Press ReleaseUganda: United Nations confirms 39 dead in attack on camp near Gulu
(Geneva/New York: 18 May 2004): Thirty-nine people have been confirmed dead and seventeen injured after an attack by the rebel group known as the "Lord's Resistance Army" on the Pagak camp for...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseCôte d'Ivoire: "Laissons les enfants aller à l'école!"
(Abidjan, le 14 mai 2004) - La crise socio-politique qui perdure depuis le 19 septembre 2002 ne cesse d'aggraver chaque jour les conditions de survie et de développement des enfants vivant en Côte...
Burundi
News and Press ReleaseBurundi: Number of internally displaced in camps halved
(New York: 14 May 2004) There are as half as many people in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Burundi as there were two years ago, according to a new survey led by the UN Office for...
Zambia
News and Press ReleaseUN responds to flooding in Zambia
(New York, 10 May 2004) - UN and other humanitarian agencies are responding to humanitarian needs created by floods in Zambia that now affect more than 20,000 people. Flooding in western and...
Angola + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseDR Congo: Conditions for expellees stabilizing
(New York, 7 May 2004) - The humanitarian situation of tens of thousands of Congolese expelled from neighbouring Angola over these past few weeks appears to be stabilizing. The number of expellees...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseUN relief official meets Colombian President on humanitarian situation
A senior United Nations relief official was to meet today with President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia for talks on the country's humanitarian situation, the worst in the Western Hemisphere, with an...
Colombia
News and Press ReleaseJan Egeland, USG for Humanitarian Affairs, visits Colombia
(Bogota: 5 May 2004): Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, begins an official visit to Colombia today. During his mission to Colombia, Mr...