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IHA/1208
1 August 2006
Press ReleaseIHA/1208
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR TAJIKISTAN EARTHQUAKE


NEW YORK, 1 August (OCHA) -- Two earthquakes of magnitudes 5.3 and 5.4 shook the Central Asian country of Tajikistan on Saturday morning and afternoon, respectively, affecting parts of two southern districts -- Kumsangir and Panj -- close to the border with Afghanistan.

IHA/1206
18 July 2006
Press ReleaseIHA/1206
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

AT MIDYEAR, UNITED NATIONS STILL NEEDS $3.1 BILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN ACTION


NEW YORK/GENEVA, 18 July (OCHA) -- Six months after the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006, the United Nations and its partners still require $3.1 billion to address the urgent needs of 30 million people struck by crisis in 31 countries worldwide.

IHA/1203
8 June 2006
Press ReleaseIHA/1203
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES AID TO DISPLACED PERSONS IN TIMOR-LESTE


NEW YORK, 8 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations humanitarian agencies are daily expanding their efforts to provide relief assistance to the more than 100,000 people who have been internally displaced by the recent violence in Timor-Leste.