Press releases and statements

Population Returns To date, the Lebanese Higher Relief Council (HRC) reports that 1,152 Lebanese have been killed and some 3,700 wounded. The HRC continues to revise its casualty figures upward as...

ONUCI - 265 Bouaké le 16 août 2006.... Les membres du groupe de médiation, sous-groupe du Groupe de Travail International (GTI), a rencontré pendant 6 heures, le leadership des Forces Nouvelles pour...

Humanitarian Concerns The cessation of hostilities, which came into effect at 0500 GMT yesterday, continues to hold generally, although a few skirmishes between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and...

(New York: 14 August 2006): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has allocated $11 million from the rapid response component of the Central Emergency Response...

Political Developments On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1701, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Lebanon and the strengthening...

Kinshasa,14 Août 2006 : Réunie à Bruxelles le 13 février 2006, la communauté humanitaire lançait le Plan d'Action Humanitaire pour la République du Congo, une stratégie multisectorielle visant à...

Kinshasa, 14 August: On February 13th 2006, the humanitarian community launched its Humanitarian Action Plan for the Republic of Congo in Brussels. The multi-sector strategy is designed to relieve...

Humanitarian Impact According to the Lebanese Higher Relief Council (HRC), 1,056 Lebanese have been killed and 3,600 wounded. The Government of Israel reports that 41 Israeli civilians have been...

Humanitarian Priorities Addressing the fact that no humanitarian convoys have been able to be sent south of the Litani River during the last four days, Jan Egeland, United Nations Emergency Relief...

(New York 9 August): The United Nations in Ethiopia is responding to needs created by floods in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, which have reportedly led to at least 200 deaths and displaced approximately 3,000...