Humanitarian issues

HUMANITARIAN STAFF IN NORTHERN UGANDA ATTACKED

NEW YORK, 26 October (OCHA) -- Three separate attacks on humanitarian aid workers in northern Uganda in the past two days have resulted in the death of two individuals and the injury of four others.

UNITED NATIONS INCREASES PAKISTAN APPEAL BY $238 MILLION

UN REPORTS RELIEF AGENCIES RACE TO REACH SURVIVORS

IN PAKISTAN BEFORE WINTER ARRIVES

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

LACK OF ADEQUATE SHELTER, INACCESSIBLE COMMUNITIES, PLIGHT OF CHILDREN

AMONG CONTINUING CONCERNS IN PAKISTAN RELIEF EFFORT

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

EL SALVADOR :  ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR DISASTER VICTIMS STILL IN SHELTERS

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

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT, NOTING INTERNATIONAL DAY, CALLS FOR EARLIEST ACTION

ON PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION

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.