Humanitarian issues

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.

un humanitarian office makes emergency grant to peru,

following INTENSE COLD, SNOWSTORMS

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.

UNITED NATIONS SUPPORTS FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN NEPAL

‘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.

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.

un office reports disruption of humanitarian aid in democratic republic of congo

HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES FACE $2.25 BILLION SHORTFALL

NEW YORK/GENEVA, 15 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations needs $2.25 billion until the end of the year to address the critical requirements of 49.4 million people affected by 25 crises in Africa, Europe and Asia.