Press releases and statements

Protecting Human Dignity by Mobilizing Humanity to Reduce Violence, Discrimination, and Vulnerability Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am delighted to be able to address this Red Cross + Red Crescent...

(New York: 2 December 2003) - With tensions rising in Abidjan, Jan Egeland, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed his concern for civilians trapped in that country's conflict. "If the country...

AFR/775, IHA/833 NEW YORK, 28 November (OCHA) - Humanitarian efforts to reach people in need throughout Liberia continued this week, passing two milestones. For the first time in 14 years,...

New York: 26 November 2003 - A recent report by the UN's Country Team in Ethiopia says that, aside from high rates of malnutrition, malaria will be the single-biggest health problem for Ethiopia in...

New York: 24 November 2003 - A recent humanitarian assessment mission to Walikale territory of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), some 100 km from the border with Rwanda, found great...

(New York: 21 November 2003) - Landmines, poor roads, and heavy rains continue to hamper efforts to bring aid to Angolans suffering the cumulative effects of decades of war. OCHA's office in Angola...

(New York: 21 November 2003): Following the recent visit of Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland to Northern Uganda, United Nations agencies have committed to expanding the UN's presence and...

Moscow, 19 November 2003. - The United Nations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Moscow today presented the 2004 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Chechnya and Neighbouring Republics...

Conakry - 19 November 2003. The United Nations today presented its 2004 Consolidated Appeal for humanitarian assistance for Guinea. The USD 38,000,000 sought from the international donor community is...

(New York: 19 November 2003) - The humanitarian needs of the population of Cote d'Ivoire, especially in the west, north and buffer zones, outstrip the ability of humanitarian aid organisations,...