Africa


AFR/1356-IHA/1177
31 March 2006
Press ReleaseAFR/1356
IHA/1177
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UN DEDICATES $1.7 MILLION FROM NEW GLOBAL EMERGENCY FUND TO HORN OF AFRICA


NEW YORK, 31 March (OCHA) -- The United Nations has now granted just over $1.7 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to the World Health Organization (WHO) for urgent, life-saving programmes in the Horn of Africa.

AFR/1352-IHA/1174
28 March 2006
Press ReleaseAFR/1352
IHA/1174
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES $92 MILLION APPEAL FOR SAHEL

 


DAKAR/GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 28 March (OCHA) -- The United Nations today launched an appeal for nearly $92 million to meet food and nutritional requirements in the Sahel, which is one of the world’s poorest regions.

SG/SM/10392-AFR/1354
28 March 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10392
AFR/1354
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF CHARLES TAYLOR’S DISAPPEARANCE,


CALLS FOR DENIAL OF REFUGE, EXECUTION OF ARREST WARRANT


The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

SG/SM/10388-AFR/1350
27 March 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10388
AFR/1350
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General welcomes decision of European Union to begin planning


for support of UN Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo


The following statement was issued on 25 March by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan: