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Humanitarian issues

24 October 2005

IHA/1102

HUGE CHALLENGES REMAIN AS POST-EARTHQUAKE RELIEF OPERATIONS IN PAKISTAN ENTERS SECOND WEEK

24/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1102

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

HUGE CHALLENGES REMAIN AS POST-EARTHQUAKE RELIEF OPERATIONS

IN PAKISTAN ENTERS SECOND WEEK

UN Office Puts Death Toll at Above 51,000, Thousands Isolated

In Remote Areas, Homeless Total Enormous; Donor Meeting Set for Geneva

19 October 2005

IHA/1101

LACK OF ADEQUATE SHELTER, INACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES, PLIGHT OF CHILDREN AMONG CONTINUING CONCERNS IN PAKISTAN RELIEF EFFORT

19/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1101

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

LACK OF ADEQUATE SHELTER, INACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES, PLIGHT OF CHILDREN

AMONG CONTINUING CONCERNS IN PAKISTAN RELIEF EFFORT

18 October 2005

IHA/1100

EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS TRAUMATIZED AS AFTERSHOCKS TRIGGER FURTHER LANDSLIDES IN REMOTE, HIGH-ALTUTUDE AREAS OF NORTHERN PAKISTAN

18/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1100

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS TRAUMATIZED AS AFTERSHOCKS TRIGGER FURTHER LANDSLIDES

IN REMOTE, HIGH-ALTUTUDE AREAS OF NORTHERN PAKISTAN

Relief Aid Starts to Arrive in Affected Areas;

Huge Need for Winterized Tents as Local Supply Runs Out

18 October 2005

CA/30-IHA/1099

EL SALVADOR: ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR DISASTER VICTIMS STILL IN SHELTERS

18/10/2005

	Press ReleaseCA/30 IHA/1099

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

EL SALVADOR : ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR DISASTER VICTIMS STILL IN SHELTERS

17 October 2005

IHA/1098

UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY COORDINATOR SAYS SOME RELIEF WORK IN TSUNAMI-AFFECTED INDONESIA SLOWER THAN HOPED

17/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1098

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY COORDINATOR SAYS SOME RELIEF WORK

IN TSUNAMI-AFFECTED INDONESIA SLOWER THAN HOPED

Too Few Victims in Permanent Housing as Rainy Season Begins;

Plan Is to Have All People out of Tents before Next Downpour

12 October 2005

IHA/1096

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES RUSHING RELIEF TO PAKISTAN

12/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1096

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES RUSHING RELIEF TO PAKISTAN

NEW YORK, 12 October (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies are rushing emergency relief supplies to the Himalayan region of Pakistan, where Saturday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake has left at least one million people in acute need of assistance.

12 October 2005

GA/SM/360-IHA/1095-OBV/514

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, NOTING INTERNATIONAL DAY, CALLS FOR EARLIEST ACTION ON PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION

12/10/2005

	General AssemblyGA/SM/360 IHA/1095 OBV/514

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, NOTING INTERNATIONAL DAY, CALLS FOR EARLIEST ACTION

ON PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION

11 October 2005

IHA/1094

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS STARTS TWO-DAY MISSION IN SRI LANKA

11/10/2005

	Press ReleaseIHA/1094

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

STARTS TWO-DAY MISSION IN SRI LANKA

COLOMBO/NEW YORK, 11 October (OCHA) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this morning, 11 October, on a two-day mission.