Press releases and statements

United Nations, 22 November 2002 - The humanitarian relief operation for Southern Africa faces a shortage of 400,000 metric tonnes of food, according to the United Nations United Nations Regional...

By OCHA Goma During an invasion on 12 September of her hometown Kibombo, in the Province of Maniema Eastern DRC, Mama Poko Kikuni fled on foot with her mother, younger sister and 10 year-old...

IHA/747 2003 UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals AM Meeting Relief Aid Can Be Difference between Life and Death, Dignity and Despair, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Stresses Launching the...

Local authorities, ADRA and UN OCHA would like to express their concern and make an appeal to the international community about the need for firewood distribution to the most vulnerable segments of...

I. IDP Calendar of Events Note: RWG=Regional Working Group. MWG=Municipal Working Group Kosovo November 20, MWG Gjilan/Gnjilane, 15:00 November 26, RWG Peja/Pec, 10:00, no location listed; MWG...

IHA/746 NEW YORK, 12 November -- The United Nations will launch Consolidated Appeals for humanitarian assistance in 2003 on 19 and 20 November. The countries and regions for which the humanitarian...

(United Nations, 4 November 2002): The situation in Côte d'Ivoire remains fragile and tense, and the humanitarian situation is of increasing concern. In Abidjan, shantytowns continue to be demolished...

Background: After the first successful municipal election in October 2000 for two years term, Kosovo voters went to the polling station on 26 October 2002 to elect their municipal assembly...

October 2002 Contents: Introductory note Global Overview of Internal Displacement Internal Displacement in Georgia Worldwide Programs for IDPs: Few Options for Madurese IDPs in West Kalimantan ...

(United Nations, New York: 22 October) - When the allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by aid workers in West Africa first came up early this year, the humanitarian community was shocked. We...