Press releases and statements

(New York, 25 May 2005): The Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) has won one of two judges' awards at the first United Nations Documentary Film Festival, held at the New School University...

(New York, 23 May 2005): On May 22, Hebrew Union College awarded the 2005 Roger E. Joseph Prize to Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. The presentation took...

AFR/1163, IHA/1044 (Reissued as received.) NIAMEY/GENEVA/NEW-YORK, 19 May (OCHA) - The United Nations has issued a flash appeal for the Niger, asking for $16.2 million to combat the severe food...

Ce document est destiné à l'information; il ne constitue pas un document officiel M/05/14 Les Nations Unies, en consultation avec le Gouvernement béninois, ont lancé, vendredi 13 mai 2005 un appel de...

Abidjan, le 06 mai 2005 - Le vendredi 29 avril 2005, des heurts ont éclaté entre des Dioulas et des Guérés à Duékoué, ville située à 484km à l'Ouest d'Abidjan, et ont entraîné une vingtaine de...

(Addis Ababa, 4 May 2005) - The Ethiopian Government and humanitarian partners today issued a Flash Update to the 2005 Joint Humanitarian Appeal for Ethiopia, asking for US$320 million, of which 47...

(Addis Ababa, 3 May 2005): The number of confirmed dead and missing in Ethiopia continues to rise following the devastating floods that have submerged parts of Somali Region after the Wabe Shebelle...

The number of confirmed dead and missing continues to rise following the devastating floods that have submerged parts of Somali Region after the Wabe Shebelle river burst its banks overnight on the...

AFR/1147, IHA/1040 NEW YORK, 27 April (OCHA) - The United Nations has issued a Flash Appeal for Djibouti, asking $7.5 million to combat the severe food crisis threatening the country. The Office for...

(New York, 26 April 2005): In East Africa, heavy rains have caused severe flooding in Ethiopia and Somalia. Floods have not only led to deaths and displacement but also to extensive damage to...