Press releases and statements

(New York: 5 December 2006): Typhoon Durian has caused widespread destruction across 13 provinces of the Philippines, affecting more than 1.5 million people in 125 municipalities and 10 cities, with...

Mr. President, Members of the Council, It is very good to be back here one last time. Over the past three years, I have been encouraged to see that concern for the protection of civilians has...

(Malakal, [South Sudan] 1 December 2006) Medical staff and supplies are urgently needed to step-up treatment to those wounded by the fighting in Malakal, the United Nations reported today. Priorities...

In Mr. Jan Egeland's final statement to the UN Security Council, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator highlights the Council's concern for the...

THE CLUSTER APPROACH The IASC WG has endorsed the "Guidance Note on using the Cluster Approach to Strengthen Humanitarian Response" as a living document. The revised version includes substantial...

(Juba, [South Sudan] 30 November 2006): The United Nations has begun delivering medical assistance to more than 300 civilians who were wounded by heavy fighting in Malakal, Upper Nile State,...

(New York: 30 November 2006): At United Nations headquarters today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan launched the Humanitarian Appeal 2007 -- thirteen consolidated appeals for specific emergencies --...

Khartoum, 29th November 2006 - The Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations system in Sudan expressed his grave concern at the expulsion of the Norwegian Refugee Council from Darfur and his...

Kinshasa, le 27 novembre 2006 - Depuis le vendredi 24 novembre 2006 dans l'après-midi, la localité de Sake, dans le territoire de Masisi se vide de sa population. Entre 15 et 20.000 personnes ont...

(Oslo/Geneva, 27 November 2006) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened today in Oslo for a high-level...