Press releases and statements

(New York: 6 December 2004) - In the aftermath of a series of storms that pounded the Philippines last week, UN agencies are working together to respond to needs created by the disaster. Though...

Le Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) exprime ses inquiétudes quant aux conséquences humanitaires qui pourraient découler de l'opération...

(New York: 1 December 2004) - The damage caused by recent flooding in Panama's Darien Province could cause severe food shortages in the next 7 to 8 months, UN humanitarian agencies report...

Les exactions dont sont victimes les organisations humanitaires au nord-est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) pourraient à terme fortement troubler les opérations d'assistance. Le district...

The exactions victimizing the humanitarian organizations in the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could result in serious disruption of the relief operations. The district of Ituri...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that a small number of UN humanitarian staff returned to Abidjan yesterday. Today, more UN humanitarian staff or those working on...

Kinshasa 19/ 11 / 2004 - The launch of the Consolidated Appeal 2005 for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that took place in November was an opportunity to present the broad financial outlines...

ASMARA, 23 November 2004 - The United Nations and the Government of Eritrea today launched the 2005 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Eritrea. The Minister of Labour and Human Welfare, Ms. Askalu...

A disaster management training course was completed last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the aim of establishing the first African United Nation's Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)...

(New York: 19 November 2004) Today the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is launching a new initiative to assess the potential humanitarian implications of sanctions. The...