Press releases and statements

Geneva, 18 July 2007 - The United Nations launched a USD 38 million Flash Appeal today in Geneva to assist hundreds of thousands of people in southwest Pakistan struggling to survive widespread...

(New York: 17 July 2007): From getting medical treatment, building material and food to Afghan refugees to providing helicopters for distributing food in Sudan, the United Nations Central Emergency...

Dakar, 17 juillet 2007 : L'appel de fonds lancé par les Nations Unies pour couvrir les besoins en aide humanitaire des pays de l'Afrique de l'Ouest en 2007 (CAP Afrique de l'Ouest 2007) n'a reçu à ce...

Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of six new contributions totalling $17,780,360.51 as of 29 June. The...

(Geneva, 17 July): Six months after the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2007, the United Nations, the International Organisation for Migration, and 220 non-governmental aid organisations still...

(New York: 16 July 2007): Almost no raw materials were imported into Gaza between 3 to 9 July due to continued border closures, halting $370 million worth of construction in the Gaza Strip. Some $93...

Bamako/Dakar, 13 Juillet 2007 : Le Bureau Régional des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) et le Gouvernement du Mali (Direction de la Protection Civile du Ministère...

(New York: 11 July 2007): The passage of humanitarian imports into Gaza is helping to meet some of the minimum food needs in the territory, but with three quarters of Gazan factories closed or...

(Johannesburg: 11 July 2007): The Kingdom of Lesotho yesterday declared a food security emergency in the country and appealed for international assistance. The crisis is precipitated by the country's...

(New York, 10 July 2007): In the province of Balochistan, around 5,000 villages affected by flooding and the aftermath of Cyclone Yemyin suffered severe disruption of electricity, water and...