(United Nations:10 January) - In a statement today, Mr. Kenzo Oshima, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator welcomed the release of Nina Davydovich, head of the...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Russia
News and Press ReleaseUN Emergency Relief Coordinator welcomes release of NGO staff member in the Russian Federation
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press Release1.1 million Ivorians internally displaced
(United Nations, 10 January 2003) Due to increasing rebel activity in the southwestern area of Côte d'Ivoire bordering Liberia, the number of internally displaced persons arriving in and transiting...
Congo
News and Press ReleaseUN agencies lack funds as displacement continues in the Republic of Congo
(United Nations, 10 January 2003): Populations were on the move in the Republic of Congo's Pool region in November and December of 2002 due to bombing, fighting, banditry and attacks on villages. In...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseStatement by Mr. Kenzo Oshima, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and ERC, introducing the Transitional Assistance Programme for Afghanistan (TAPA)
Afghanistan Support Group meeting, Oslo, 17 December 2002 Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I take great pleasure in introducing to this august body the...
Côte d'Ivoire
News and Press ReleaseSituation deteriorating in Côte d'Ivoire
(United Nations, New York: 13 December): Kenzo Oshima, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, issued a statement today in which he...
Afghanistan + 8 more
News and Press ReleaseStatement of ERC Kenzo Oshima at the open meeting of the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
New York, 10 December 2002 Madame President, Secretary-General, Members of the Security Council, Excellencies and Colleagues, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to address the Council,...
South Africa + 3 more
News and Press ReleaseOCHA Update on the Southern Africa Humanitarian Crisis 6 Dec 2002
According to the UN Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office in Johannesburg, farmers and food security specialists in Southern Africa are concerned that the lack of rain in the current...
Angola
News and Press ReleaseAngola: Mine incident in Mavinga, Kuando Kubango Province
Luanda, 2 December 2002 - The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola, Mr Erick de Mul, expressed his condolences for the victims of the mine incident that occurred on Friday, 29 November,...
Russia
News and Press ReleaseRussian Fed.: UN Emergency Relief Coordinator alarmed at plans to close IDP camp in Ingushetia
(New York: 27 November) Kenzo Oshima, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, issued a statement today in which he expressed his alarm at...
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
News and Press ReleaseGuinean nationals being evacuated from Côte d'Ivoire
AIR OPERATION: In a meeting convened today with officials of the Service National d'Action Humanitaire of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security, representatives of...