Press releases and statements

(New York: 9 November 2006): "Yesterday's massive attack on civilians shows that force continues to be used indiscriminately in the conflict in Sri Lanka," said Jan Egeland, United Nations...

(New York, 09 November 2006): Jan Egeland is scheduled to arrive tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya, at the start of his final mission to Africa as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian...

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 25th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 18 - 31 October 2006 inclusive.(2) ...

(New York: 07 November 2006): "As a matter of urgency, I call on all States to implement an immediate freeze on the use of cluster munitions. This freeze is essential until the international...

The United Nations (1) is submitting the 24th bi-weekly report on the implementation of the 15 November Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA), covering the period 4 - 17 October 2006 inclusive.(2) ...

Inter-monsoon rains at the end of October caused floods, landslides and subsequent displacement. The rains resulted in the deaths of 25 persons and affected an estimated 333,000 persons according to...

(New York: 1 November 2006): The United Nations today launched a new Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the Central African Republic to help humanitarian agencies reach up to one million people who...

(pdf* format - 22 KB) For further information please contact: Maurizio Giuliano, Public Information Officer, Office of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, C.A.R.. Email: giuliano@un.org Tel:...

by Jan Egeland OVER THE last 30 years, natural disasters have affected five times more people than they did only a generation ago. The bad news is, things are getting worse as our climate changes,...

(New York: 20 October 2006): As many as 50,000 families who lost their homes in last spring's Yogyakarta earthquake do not have sufficient shelter for the approaching rainy season, according to the...