Meetings Coverage and Press Releases

Humanitarian issues

IHA/658

SUDAN GRANTS UNITED NATIONS ASSESSMENT MISSION ACCESS TO REBEL-HELD AREAS OF NUBA MOUNTAINS

13 May 1998


Press Release
IHA/658


SUDAN GRANTS UNITED NATIONS ASSESSMENT MISSION ACCESS TO REBEL-HELD AREAS OF NUBA MOUNTAINS

19980513

NEW YORK, 13 May (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations today warmly welcomed the announcement from the Government of Sudan that it would, for the first time, grant access to rebel-held areas of the Nuba Mountains next week so that an assessment of humanitarian needs in the area can be made.

IHA/649

UNITED NATIONS SEEKS $109.4 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN

19 February 1998


Press Release
IHA/649


UNITED NATIONS SEEKS $109.4 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN

19980219

NEW YORK, 19 February (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- A deadly combination of intensified fighting and widespread drought is threatening to displace hundreds of thousands of Sudanese from their homes and put entire communities at risk of severe hunger and life-threatening disease.