Humanitarian issues

United Nations TACKLES FOOD INSECURITY IN KENYA

NEW YORK, 22 July (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies will soon be appealing for international aid on behalf of the Kenyan Government, which has requested assistance to help overcome poor rainfall and severe crop failure.

UN RESPONDS TO FLOODS, LANDSLIDES IN AFGHANISTAN

NEW YORK, 22 July (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies -- together with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), the Afghan Government and other partners -- are distributing relief items in the north-eastern province of Badakshan.

UN RESPONDS TO DEVASTATING SOUTH ASIA FLOODS

un humanitarian office offers emergency AID AFTER TAJIKISTAN FLOODS, LANDSLIDES

NEW YORK, 20 July (OCHA) -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is allocating $20,000 from its Emergency Reserve Fund to help provide emergency supplies in Tajikistan, where unusually heavy rains have resulted in massive floods and landslides.  The grant follows Tajikistan’s request for international assistance.

NUMBER OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS INCREASES IN DARFUR,

SAYS UN HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICE

NEW YORK, 19 July (OCHA) -– Last month, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur grew by approximately 100,000.  As of 1 July, there were more than 1 million IDPs in the region.  Progress has been made in meeting their needs, although significant gaps remain.

un humanitarian office makes emergency grant to peru,

following INTENSE COLD, SNOWSTORMS

‘Living with Risk:  A global review of disaster reduction initiatives’

launcHed at United Nations headquarters

APPEAL FOR AID AFTER NICARAGUA FLOODS, MUDSLIDES

NEW YORK, 14 July (OCHA) -- United Nations agencies have requested just under $1 million to meet the needs of 5,751 people affected by the recent floods and mudslides in Nicaragua.  The appeal, covering a period of three months, intends to raise funds for health care, agricultural rehabilitation, food aid, education and psycho-social therapy, among other things.

UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN NEPAL

UN REPORTS SLOW PROGRESS IN LIBERIA RECONSTRUCTION

NEW YORK, 2 July (OCHA) -- Slow progress in Liberia’s reconstruction is due to the failure of donors to contribute the $540 million they pledged at a donors’ conference in New York in February 2004, according to the United Nations.