Humanitarian issues

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.

UNITED NATIONS TO LAUNCH $272 MILLION FLASH APPEAL FOR SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE

UNITED NATIONS TO LAUNCH $22 MILLION FLASH APPEAL FOR GUATEMALA

UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY TEAM ASSISTING GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE

SECRETARY-GENERAL, NOTING ACTIVATION OF UN AGENCIES, SEEKS COORDINATED,

INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, DEEPLY SADDENED BY SOUTH-ASIA EARTHQUAKE, SAYS UN RELIEF AGENCY

IN CONTACT WITH CONCERNED GOVERNMENTS ON ASSISTANCE PLANS

This statement was issued on Saturday, 8 October, by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

UNITED NATIONS MOBILIZING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CENTRAL AMERICA

NEW YORK, 7 October (OCHA) -- Severe flooding and mudslides, caused by the heavy rainfalls produced by hurricane Stan, continue to affect countries throughout Central America, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE, CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN POVERTY

REDUCTION, DISASTER PREVENTION, AFTER YEAR OF PROFOUND LESSONS

Following is UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the International Day for Disaster Reduction, to be observed on 12 October:

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE TOWN AT RISK

UNITED NATIONS ASSESSES THREAT OF DAM COLLAPSE IN CAMEROON

NEW YORK, 27 September (OCHA) -- The United Nations has dispatched a team of experts to Lake Nyos, in Cameroon’s Northwest province, following reports that a natural dam on the lake could potentially collapse.