Press releases and statements

Goma, 5 June 2008 - The humanitarian community in the Democratic Republic of Congo is shocked at the loss of civilians lives and numerous injuries following a gun battle on 4 June 2008 in a camp for...

Goma, le 5 juin 2008 - La communauté humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, choquée par les pertes et les nombreux blessés civils résultant des confrontations armées du 4 juin 2008 sur un...

Goma, le 5 juin 2008 - La communauté humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo, choquée par les pertes et les nombreux blessés civils résultant des confrontations armées du 4 juin 2008 sur un...

(New York, 4 June 2008): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes today expressed grave concern at a decision by authorities in...

(New York, 2 June 2008): The Government of Austria pledged an additional $233,645 to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) last week. The country's total contribution for 2008 now stands at...

New York, 29 May 2008: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes today condemned the continuing targeting of civilians in Sri Lanka. ...

Cinq mois déjà, depuis que Jacques Tshimpumpu Mwemezi a fui le groupement de Kamuronza, dans le territoire de Masisi, dans le Nord-Kivu. Depuis, il vit dans un camp spontané de réfugiés à Minova,...

Some $133 million in contributions and a further $100 million in pledges had been raised in support of relief efforts for victims of Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar early in May, John Holmes,...

(New York/Bangui, 23 May 2008): An upsurge in attacks by armed bandits in the north of the Central African Republic since early 2008 has made banditry the major cause of new displacement in the...

Please be advised that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is producing up-to-date humanitarian maps on the Cyclone Nargis disaster in Myanmar. The maps are updated as...