HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO VISIT DARFUR, SUDAN

Louise Arbour to Be Accompanied

By Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide

(Reissued asreceived.)

In statement to press, Secretary-General urges Security Council to act

on Darfur resolution without delay, unite in face of crisis

 

Following is Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s statement to the press on Darfur, on 16 September:

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

UNITED NATIONS ENCOURAGES GULF COUNTRIES TO INCREASE SUPPORT TO SUDAN

THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS FLEE THEIR HOMES IN EASTERN Democratic Republic of Congo

SECRETARY-GENERAL RELIEVED AT RELEASE OF MOROCCAN SOLDIER SERVING

WITH UN MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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

PRESS STATEMENT BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON EVENTS

IN BURUNDI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Following is the press statement made by Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo (Spain), President of the Security Council, on 3 September:

FAO welcomes increased commitment to contain Desert Locusts;

Emergency calls for rapid response

 

(Reissued as received.)

UN REQUESTS MORE FUNDS TO MEET HUMANITARIAN NEEDS IN CHAD

 

NEW YORK, 27 August (OCHA) -- The United Nations is now asking the international community for $166 million to address humanitarian needs in Chad until the end of the year.  Its initial appeal, which it launched last March, was for $54 million.  Thus far, current contributions and pledges amount to $80 million, or 48 per cent of the revised requirements.

Dramatic locust situation in West Africa -- donor response positive

Around $37 Million Committed or in Pipeline -- More Funds Urgently Needed

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 26 August (FAO) -- The international community has responded positively to an appeal launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to assist countries in West and North-West Africa in their fight against desert locusts, the FAO said today.

UN Appeals for More Funds to Meet Most Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Sudan

KHARTOUM/GENEVA, 25 August (OCHA) -- The UN today warned that $434 million out of $722 million are still required to respond to Sudan’s most urgent humanitarian needs through the end of the year.