Humanitarian issues

Press Release
IHA/698
UNEP/64

UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS MEET IN GENEVA AFTER ENDING SURVEY OF CYANIDE SPILL

Assessment Report Scheduled for End of March

Press Release
IHA/697

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION STAFF EVACUATED FROM SOUTHERN SUDAN

GENEVA, 1 March (OCHA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today confirmed on behalf of Operation Lifeline Sudan the evacuation of 149 staff members of non-governmental organizations working under the umbrella of Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) in areas of southern Sudan controlled by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).

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IHA/696

UNITED NATIONS APPEALS FOR $13.6 MILLION TO ASSIST 300,000 FLOOD VICTIMS IN MOZAMBIQUE

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IHA/695

UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS RELAUNCHES RELIEF WEB SITE

Site Offers New Features to Facilitate Finding Information on Emergencies

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IHA/694

IASC STATEMENT ON FORCED RELOCATION (‘REGROUPEMENT’) IN BURUNDI

NEW YORK, 19 January (OCHA) -- The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) issued the following statement on humanitarian assistance to forcibly relocated communities in Burundi:

Press Release
IHA/693

‘RELIEFWEB’ WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES DURING Y2K ROLLOVER PERIOD

Press Release
IHA/691

MEETING OF CONSOLIDATED INTER-AGENCY APPEALS CONTINUES

Speakers Say Increased Tensions Necessitate Increased Humanitarian Aid

(Reissued as received.)

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IHA/692

PROGRESS NOTED IN EFFORTS TO REDUCE EARTHQUAKE IMPACT

(Reissued as received)

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IHA/690

SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHES CONSOLIDATED APPEALS PROCESS; REQUESTS $2.4 BILLION IN HUMANITARIAN AID

United Nations Agencies Pledge To Focus on Forgotten People

(Reissued as received.)

Press Release
IHA/689

QUADRIPARTITE COORDINATION COMMITTEE ON CHERNOBYL TO MEET AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL AT HEADQUARTERS 18 NOVEMBER