Humanitarian issues

Press Release
IHA/707

'EMERGENCIES IMPACTING ON WOMEN, WOMEN IMPACTING ON EMERGENCIES' SUBJECT OF PANEL DISCUSSION AT HEADQUARTERS

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Press Release
IHA/708
AFR/239

UNITED NATIONS SEEKS $377.7 MILLION TO SAVE LIVES IN HORN OF AFRICA

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.

Press Release
IHA/706

FRIBOURG FORUM ON CRISIS MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THORNY ISSUES, DUPLICATION OF MANDATES AND OBSTACLES TO RAPID DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

Press Release
IHA/705

BRUSSELS SEMINAR TO DISCUSS GROUND RULES ON MILITARY AND CIVIL COOPERATION IN FACE OF HUMANITARIAN CRISES, 18-19 MAY

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.

Press Release
IHA/704

OCHA RELEASES NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS FOR ANGOLA

Press Release
IHA/702

UNITED NATIONS TO SEND AID FOLLOWING ITS FIRST ASSESSMENT IN CHECHNYA

Press Release
IHA/703

UNITED NATIONS INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE TO SET COURSE OF ACTION FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER REDUCTION ACTIVITIES

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.

Press Release
IHA/701

UNITED NATIONS APPEALS FOR $3 MILLION TO ASSIST CLIMATE DISASTER VICTIMS IN MONGOLIA

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.

Press Release
IHA/700

UN HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS OFFICE TO ORGANIZE JUNE MINISTERIAL-LEVEL CONFERENCE TO DEVELOP CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR EUROPE, NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES

Press Release
IHA/699

MOZAMBIQUE APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL $102 MILLION TO HELP IT RECOVER FROM FLOOD DEVASTATION