With these words Ross Mountain, UN Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator, described the situation in Mozambique where floods have already displaced 80,000 people, claimed the lives of 52, and are...
Press releases and statements
Press releases and statements
Mozambique
News and Press ReleaseMozambique: "A country just few inches away from a major humanitarian tragedy"
Kenya
News and Press ReleaseDonors meet with UN Agencies to discuss drought situation
NAIROBI, Wednesday, 7 March 2001 Representatives of the major donor governments met with Heads of UN Agencies, Wednesday 7 March, to discuss the humanitarian needs arising from the ongoing drought in...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleasePortraits de femmes congolaises
Afin de situer la discussion je voudrais expliciter le titre de ce document. Tout d'abord le Congo est un pays grand comme 80 fois la Belgique et on y parle 285 langues. La Femme Congolaise dans un...
DR Congo
News and Press ReleaseWomen facing war in Congo
All attempts at assessing the impact of the war on women in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should avoid these pitfalls: firstly, it would be a mistake to consider Congolese women as a whole...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseHumanitarian triage, warns United Nations Afghanistan
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 2 March 2001-- Recent information from northern Afghanistan indicates deterioration in the condition of displaced persons in the...
Burundi
News and Press ReleaseFramework for Consultation on Protection of Internally Displaced Persons signed by Burundi's Minister of Human Rights and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator
Bujumbura, 27.02.01- The protocol establishing a Framework for Consultation and Protection of Internally Displaced Persons was signed by the Burundian Minister of Human Rights, Institutional Reforms...
Sudan
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs warns of Sudan disaster: 600,000 people at immediate risk of starvation
IHA/728 GENEVA, 23 February (OCHA) -- The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Kenzo Oshima, today expressed deep concern about the very poor response so far of the...
Afghanistan
News and Press Release3.8 Million Euros for mine action in Afghanistan
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 23 February 2001 -- The United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan today signed an agreement with the European Union for 3.8...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseThe Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan acknowledges recent emergency contributions
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 20 February 2001 -- The Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan acknowledges recent emergency contributions by...
Afghanistan
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General in Afghanistan
Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 14 February 2001 -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General Kenzo Oshima left Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday for a three-day...