Press releases and statements

(New York: 5 October 2006): On 6 October, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will launch the US $4.8 million proposal for the Juba Initiative Fund. This fund, along with...

Dans le cadre de l'élaboration du Plan d'Action Humanitaire 2007, quelques 120 représentants des agences onusiennes, des bailleurs de fonds, des organisations non gouvernementales nationales et...

Southern Sudanese Government representatives yesterday met with senior Ethiopian government officials in Addis Ababa to advance a community-initiated peace process that it is hoped will end a 14-year...

(New York: 29 September 2006): As of 30 September 2006, the United Nations will have committed $173.5 million from the new Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for more than 250 projects in 26...

(New York: 28 September 2006): Lebanon is making speedy progress towards recovery following the destructive conflict between Israel and Hizbollah this summer, as signalled by tomorrow's planned...

(New York: 20 September 2006): The United Nations agencies, Tajik Red Crescent Society, and other humanitarian partners working in Tajikistan appealed yesterday for $1 million to cover the remaining...

Khartoum, September 18th, 2006 - The humanitarian community in Sudan fears hundreds of thousands of people could be displaced again should Darfur face an absence of an international peacekeeping...

L'opération de nettoyage des sites pollués par les déversements des déchets toxiques commence dimanche 17 septembre 2006 dans le village d'Akouédo et la commune d'Abobo La compagnie TREDI, filiale du...

General Comments. The Humanitarian Hub facilities will be available to tomorrow; most UN agencies however will be taking a rest day. Electricity work teams have been observed in many areas including...

(New York: 14 September 2006): The United Nations agencies, together with their non-governmental partners and the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), are providing assistance to families affected by the...