Press releases and statements

(New York, 9 January 2008): The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) today pledged over 400 winterised tents to the Government of Kyrgyzstan, in response to the recent...

(New York, 08 January 2008): The first wave of UN humanitarian aid has reached vulnerable populations in the Northern Rift Valley, who were displaced and victimised when post-electoral violence...

(Johannesburg/New York: 7 January 2008): Floods are endangering the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands of people in southern Africa, following unusually early torrential rainfall in the...

Maputo, 7 January 2008 - The United Nations and non-governmental partners are gearing up for an emergency response in central Mozambique immediately after the national disaster management authorities...

(New York, 03 January 2008): The United Nations Country Team in Kenya is working in partnership with the Kenyan Red Cross Society (KRCS) to help provide humanitarian aid in view of the humanitarian...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with other...

Pledges and contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of a new contribution (as of 30 November) made by Chile ($30,000)...

Joint team concludes response to oil spill in Republic of Korea (Geneva/New York, 27 December 2007): A joint United Nations-European Commission Assessment Team, which has now returned from the...

(New York, 27 December 2007): Today, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) conducted a rapid assessment of the situation of people affected by the recent...

(New York, 26 December 2007): On behalf of the Government of the Dominican Republic, the United Nations earlier this week requested an additional $4.1 million to provide assistance in areas of the...