Press releases and statements

Genève - Dakar, 9 octobre 2007 : Les Nations Unies viennent d'allouer 4,9 millions de dollars en aide humanitaire d'urgence au Mali (un million de dollars), au Ghana (2.5 millions de dollars) et au...

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Alert in the Wake of UN's Somali Region Report Up to 1.8 million people in the Somali Region of Ethiopia could be affected in a major humanitarian crisis in the coming months,...

(New York/Geneva/Accra, 4 October): The United Nations and partner organizations seek nearly $10 million to fund relief efforts for 75,000 people in northern Ghana, where entire communities along the...

Geneva, October 01, 2007 - Sir John Holmes, the United Nations Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, and leading international humanitarian organizations, including CARE, World Vision,...

LA PROBLEMATIQUE DE LA NUTRITION EN RDC La lutte contre la malnutrition : un défi La République Démocratique du Congo connaît des taux de malnutrition élevés. Ces taux varient selon les territoires...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - FIELD TESTING OF INTER-SECTORAL RAPID ASSESSMENT TOOLS - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of...

(New York, 21 September 2007): The humanitarian community in Uganda today launched a $41 million Flash Appeal, in support of the Government, for urgent aid to hundreds of thousands affected by floods...

(New York, 21 September 2007): On 20 September, a convoy of two World Vision International (WVI) vehicles with eight people on board was ambushed in South Darfur near Bulbul Timisgo, a small village...

MEDIA ADVISORY Kampala, 19 September 2007 - The United Nations and non-governmental organizations, with the support of the Government of Uganda, will launch an appeal for funding to assist those...

(New York, 19 September 2007): In Uganda, the United Nations is distributing aid to those affected by recent severe flooding due to the heaviest rain in 35 years, which has been falling across...