Press releases and statements

Nairobi (29 December 2004) - On 26 December 2004, the tsunami that hit many parts of Southeast Asia also struck Puntland in the Horn of Africa. Coastal communities between the island of Hafun in the...

IHA/976 NEW YORK, 25 December (OCHA) One year after the earthquake that devastated Bam, Iran, most of the surviving 155,000 inhabitants of that city are still living in tents and temporary shelters. ...

(New York, 26 December 2004): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has dispatched United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team of experts...

New York, 25 December 2005: One year after the earthquake that devastated Bam Iran, most of the surviving 155,000 inhabitants of that city are still living in tents and temporary shelters. On 26...

(New York: 19 December 2004) Fighting between armed groups and attacks against civilians have caused tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in the Territory of Lubero, North-Kivu,...

AFR/1081, IHA/972 NEW YORK, 17 December (OCHA) -- Recent assessments undertaken by United Nations aid agencies in Côte d'Ivoire reveal that humanitarian needs are growing in the north of the country. ...

(New York: 15 December 2004) - Today, the United Nations launched a Flash Appeal to meet the relief and emergency rehabilitation needs of those affected by four consecutive typhoons and tropical...

Monsieur le Président, distingues membres du Conseil, Je voudrais vous remercier pour cette opportunité qui m'est offerte d'informe le Conseil de Sécurité en ce qui concerne la protection des civils...

8 December 2004 - Mr. Jan Egeland, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator and the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, met with H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala on 7...

Kinshasa 7/ 12 / 04 - L'opération militaire attribuée à l'armée rwandaise, menée dès le 24 novembre 2004 à l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) dans le but de neutraliser les Forces...