Press releases and statements

Chiefs of the Lou and Jikany Nuer yesterday declared an end to 14 years of conflict at a meeting in Addis Ababa attended by representatives from both the Ethiopian and Southern Sudanese Governments...

(Beirut, Jerusalem and New York: 22 July 2006): United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has begun a six-day mission to the Middle...

(Geneva, 18 July): Six months after the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006, the United Nations and its partners still require $3.1 billion to address the urgent needs of 30 million people struck...

IHA/1206 (Adapté de l'anglais) New York/Genève, 18 juillet (Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaire, OCHA)) - Six mois après, par le lancement de leur appel humanitaire pour l'année 2006,...

Tuesday 18 July 2006 - 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Room XXVI - Palais des Nations, Geneva Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, will chair the...

(New York: 17 July 2006): The United Nations agencies are offering humanitarian assistance in support of the Government of Ecuador's response to the eruption of the Tungurahua Volcano, which began on...

The most diverse meeting of pastoralists in world history got underway today in Yabello, Southern Ethiopia. Over 300 pastoralists from all over the world, including Peruvians, Indians and Chadians,...

(New York: 11 July 2006): Thousands of miles away from the recent enthusiasm of the World Cup, over 3,000 people gathered in the stadium of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, for a...

Opening Remarks 1. The UN Resident Coordinator a.i., Ercan Murat, chaired the launch of the June 2006 Update to the Inter-Agency Transitional Workplan for the North Caucasus. He credited all partners...

Yogyakarta, 4th July 2006 - The United Nations and its partners have revised the Indonesia Earthquake 2006 Response Plan (ERP). Based on thorough assessment and planning, the total requirement of the...