Humanitarian issues
Press Release
IHA/710
GENEVA MEETING CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN PEACE PROCESS IN REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
20000705GENEVA, 4 July (OCHA) -- Against the background of a promising peace process in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), an international meeting will be convened in Geneva on 6 July to call for immediate support to the transition process and to the restoration of security and stability in the country.
Press Release
IHA/707
'EMERGENCIES IMPACTING ON WOMEN, WOMEN IMPACTING ON EMERGENCIES' SUBJECT OF PANEL DISCUSSION AT HEADQUARTERS
20000607(Delayed in transmission.)
Press Release
IHA/708
AFR/239
UNITED NATIONS SEEKS $377.7 MILLION TO SAVE LIVES IN HORN OF AFRICA
20000607NEW YORK/GENEVA, 7 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations is appealing for $377.7 million to address the immediate needs of 13.4 million people affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa. Three consecutive years of poor rains and crop failures have exhausted the coping mechanisms of populations in the region.
Press Release
IHA/706
FRIBOURG FORUM ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THORNY ISSUES, DUPLICATION OF MANDATES AND OBSTACLES TO RAPID DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
20000606
Press Release
IHA/705
BRUSSELS SEMINAR TO DISCUSS GROUND RULES ON MILITARY AND CIVIL COOPERATION IN FACE OF HUMANITARIAN CRISES, 18-19 MAY
20000516A seminar entitled Agenda for the Oslo Guidelines, on military and civil defence assets in response to natural disasters and complex emergencies, will be held in Brussels at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters on 18 and 19 May.
Press Release
IHA/704
OCHA RELEASES NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS FOR ANGOLA
20000426
Press Release
IHA/702
UNITED NATIONS TO SEND AID FOLLOWING ITS FIRST ASSESSMENT IN CHECHNYA
20000425
Press Release
IHA/703
UNITED NATIONS INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO SET COURSE OF ACTION FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
20000425GENEVA, 25 April (OCHA) -- The Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly, will convene for its first meeting from 27 to 28 April in Geneva to adopt a programme of activities on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
Press Release
IHA/701
UNITED NATIONS APPEALS FOR $3 MILLION TO ASSIST CLIMATE DISASTER VICTIMS IN MONGOLIA
20000404GENEVA/NEW YORK, 4 April (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations today launched an Inter-Agency Appeal for Mongolia Dzud 2000 -- An Evolving Disaster, which addressed the ongoing climate disaster in Mongolia.