Humanitarian issues

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO ASIAN CONFERENCE ON DISASTER REDUCTION,

UNDERSCORES NEED FOR SUSTAINED POLITICAL, FINANCIAL COMMITMENT

Sustainable Development also Needed to Reduce Vulnerability, He Says

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.

UN HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICE CALLS FOR URGENT INCREASE IN SUPPORT

FOR MALAWI FLASH APPEAL AS PLANTING SEASON APPROACHES

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED STATES RELIEF EFFORTS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA

$88 MILLION NEEDED TO AVERT FOOD INSECURITY IN MALAWI

GENEVA/ NEW YORK, 30 August (OCHA) -- The United Nations today launched a Flash Appeal for nearly $88 million for Malawi, where at least 4.2 million people -- 34 per cent of the total population -- are currently threatened by acute food insecurity.

HURRICANE KATRINA -- INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR WORST

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UNITED NATIONS TO HOST WEST AFRICAN FORUM ON CHOLERA IN DAKAR , SENEGAL