NEW YORK/GENEVA, 7 June (OCHA) -- The United Nations is appealing for $377.7 million to address the immediate needs of 13.4 million people affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa. Three consecutive years of poor rains and crop failures have exhausted the coping mechanisms of populations in the region.
A seminar entitled Agenda for the Oslo Guidelines, on military and civil defence assets in response to natural disasters and complex emergencies, will be held in Brussels at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters on 18 and 19 May.
GENEVA, 25 April (OCHA) -- The Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction, established by the General Assembly, will convene for its first meeting from 27 to 28 April in Geneva to adopt a programme of activities on the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
GENEVA/NEW YORK, 4 April (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations today launched an Inter-Agency Appeal for Mongolia Dzud 2000 -- An Evolving Disaster, which addressed the ongoing climate disaster in Mongolia.
Assessment Report Scheduled for End of March
