Press releases and statements

(New York: 30 March 2004) - Civilians in Darfur, who continue to be attacked by armed groups, also now, face shortages of water, and outbreaks of communicable diseases such as measles. IDPs continue...

Asmara, Tuesday, 30 March 2004 - Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa arrives in Asmara, Eritrea on 31 March 2004 for a...

(New York: 23 March 2004) - The international humanitarian community is condemning an attack in Somaliland which has left one aid worker dead and two others injured. On 19 March, staff of the German...

(ANTANANARIVO: 19 March 2004) -- The United Nations today launched a flash appeal to raise US$8.7 million to assist the Government of Madagascar to address the urgent relief needs of some 309,500...

(Tananarive - 19 mars 2004) - Les Nations Unies lancent aujourd'hui un appel humanitaire d'urgence d'un montant de 8,7 millions de dollars pour aider le gouvernement de Madagascar à faire face aux...

(New York: 16 March 2004): UN humanitarian agencies and their implementing partners are scaling up their operations to meet the emergency health needs of Haitians affected by the recent crisis there...

(New York, 11 March 2004) - The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Regional Office in Johannesburg has dispatched an emergency team to Madagascar to assist in coordinating...

(Port-au-Prince/New York/Genève, 9 mars 2004) : Les Nations Unies lancent aujourd'hui un Appel d'Urgence aux donateurs pour Haïti. Cet appel d'un montant de 35 millions de dollars doit répondre aux...

Rafah, March 8, 2004 - The living conditions of Palestinian women - including their access to health, education, food and employment - have been deeply affected by movement restrictions, military...

Briefing to the Security Council by Mr. Jan Egeland, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, 5 March 2004 Thank you, Mr. President, for this timely...