Press releases and statements

La problématique de l'accès en RDC Introduction Un des grands défis de l'assistance humanitaire en République Démocratique du Congo reste l'accès aux personnes vulnérables. Celui-ci est souvent...

HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE: - REGIONAL OVERVIEW - REVIEW OF EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS IN PASTORAL AREAS - UPCOMING & ONGOING MEETINGS Focus on Ethiopia is produced by UN Office for the Coordination of...

(Addis Ababa - 29 August 2007): At the request of the United Nations (UN), the Government of Ethiopia has agreed to facilitate a United Nations humanitarian assessment mission to Somali Region...

(New York: 29 August): John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed his surprise and concern today at the departure...

(Geneva/Lima/New York: 28 August 2007): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners today launched an appeal for close to $37 million, to assist more than 200,000 people needing medical...

(Khartoum/New York/Geneva: 28 August 2007): The United Nations and partners, in support of the Government of the Sudan, are launching a Flash Appeal today, requesting $20.2 million to support...

(New York: 27 August 2007) The United Nations is appealing for $14 million to assist almost one million people in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) severely affected by widespread...

(New York: 27 August): John Holmes, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has expressed serious concern about reports emerging from...

WHAT: A press conference by the United Nations, in support of the Government, on the launch of the "Flash Appeal" for the response to the floods that are currently devastating many parts of the...

The humanitarian situation remains critical for an estimated 250,000 displaced people in the worst flood-affected areas in Balochistan and Sindh provinces, two months after a major cyclone hit...