IHA/1100 Relief Aid Starts to Arrive in Affected Areas; Huge Need for Winterized Tents as Local Supply Runs Out ISLAMABAD/GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 18 October (OCHA) -- Aftershocks continue to traumatize the...
Press releases and statements
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Press releases and statements
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseEarthquake survivors traumatized as aftershocks trigger further landslides in remote, high-altitude areas of northern Pakistan
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseLack of adequate shelter, inaccessible communities, plight of children among continuing concerns in Pakistan relief effort
IHA/1101 ISLAMABAD/GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 18 October (OCHA) -- Strong aftershocks continue to traumatize the survivors of the 8 October earthquake in northern regions of Pakistan, and have triggered...
Indonesia
News and Press ReleaseBetter coordination needed in Tsunami-affected Indonesia
(New York, 17 October 2005): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland has concluded his mission to tsunami-affected Indonesia, having witnessed...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleasePakistan: Emergency shelter and health care a priority for millions, one week after the earthquake
One week after the massive earthquake hit South Asia, the Government of Pakistan estimates that nearly 40,000 people have been killed, and 60,000 injured. The disaster has also left approximately 3.3...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseThe UN has convened an urgent information meeting for all member States on the South Asia Flash Appeal
By Chris Herlinger/CWS "This is going to be the one remembered as the earthquake that killed the children," CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan Director Marvin Parvez said today in an interview from Pakistan. ...
CAR
News and Press ReleaseCentral African Republic observes International Day for Disaster Reduction
OVER 500 GATHER TO DISCUSS NATURAL DISASTERS AS THEY RECOVER FROM FLOODS Bangui, Central African Republic (C.A.R.), 12th October 2005 - Over 500 people, including local authorities and politicians,...
Indonesia + 2 more
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General focuses on early warning and equity issues as he departs for Pakistan
(Colombo, Sri Lanka 12 October): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Jan Egeland reiterated the need for early warning to...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations agencies rushing relief to Pakistan
IHA/1096 NEW YORK, 12 October (OCHA) - United Nations agencies are rushing emergency relief supplies to the Himalayan region of Pakistan, where Saturday's 7.6 magnitude earthquake has left at least...
Sri Lanka
News and Press ReleaseUnder-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs starts two-day mission in Sri Lanka
IHA/1094 (Colombo and New York, 11 October): United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) Jan Egeland arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Pakistan
News and Press ReleaseUnited Nations to launch $272 million flash appeal for South Asia earthquake
IHA/1093 GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 11 October (OCHA) - The United Nations today launched a Flash Appeal for approximately $272 million for Pakistan, in response to a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on 8 October...