Home
dimanche 21 mars 2010   
  

Regional Context

The Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia feature a range of humanitarian concerns. There are a number of complex, protracted conflict situations in the region, including Iraq,  Afghanistan) and more than 9.3 million refugees primarily from the occupied Palestinian territory, Iraq, Afghanistan and Western Sahara.
Countries in the region are also prone to natural and man-made disasters, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, cyclones industrial accidents and oil spills Central Asia is one of the most seismically active areas in the world, and floods, landslides, extreme cold and drought regularly cause vast economic and environmental damage. One of the key aims of the OCHA's Regional Office is to improve overall disaster preparedness and response through strengthening our partnerships with humanitarian actors in the region. For more information about what we do, please click here. 
  

 
  
 What's New
8 March 2010
Regional Humanitarian update | February2010

Humanitarian organizations in Pakistan are requesting US$537 million to respond to immediate needs such as food and shelter for vulnerable people in the North-West of the country.

Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic

 

22 February 2010
Mid-Term Review of the Syria Drought Response Plan 2009-2010
A third consecutive year of drought has hit north-eastern Syria. According to Government and UN estimates, 1.3 million inhabitants are affected and 800,000 severely affected, over 95% of whom live in the three governorates of Al-Hassake, Dayr az Zawr and Ar-Raqqa.
 

For more information | English 

 
 
11 February 2010
Regional Humanitarian update | January2010

The combined number of people killed thus far by the H1N1 virus in 20 states in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia region (MENACA) crept just above a symbolic 1,000 to reach 1,002 in late January.

Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic

 
18 January 2010

Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Fourth Quarter 2009

Humanitarian requirements in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) » »region in 2009 were funded at 67.7 percent, with US$122 million in the pipeline. The Syria Drought Response Plan 2009 is by far the least funded among the MENACA appeals with only 13.9 percent of the requirements met.

Humanitarian Funding Update | English - Arabic 

 
12 January 2010
UN Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs concludes mission to Egypt

Catherine Bragg, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, has concluded the first leg of her four-day Middle East mission to Egypt and Syria.

For more information | English - Arabic
 


5 January 2010
Regional Humanitarian update | December 2009

6.6 Million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and eight million refugees hosted by countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) region. Population were uprooted as a result of political instability and violence.

Humanitarian Update | English - Arabic

 
 
 
  
 Humanitarian Funding Update - Quarterly

 

Regional Humanitarian Funding Update | Fourth Quarter 2009

Humanitarian requirements in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (MENACA) » »region in 2009 were funded at 67.7 percent, with US$122 million in the pipeline. The Syria Drought Response Plan 2009 is by far the least funded among the MENACA appeals with only 13.9 percent of the requirements met.

Humanitarian Funding Update | English - Arabic 
  
 Where we work

 
ROMENACA provides humanitarian coordination support to 27 countries and territories. It is based in Dubai, with oversight for the office of the Regional Disaster Response Advisor for Central Asia and the Regional Pandemic Influenza Contingency hub for the Middle East and North Africa (based in Cairo). In addition to these offices, OCHA has field presences in oPt, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgzstan Turkmenistan Afghanistan Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Yemen Oman United Arab Emirates Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Tunisia Algeria Morocco Western Sahara Turkey Lebanon Syrian Arab Republic Jordan occupied Palestinian territory Israel
  
 Coordination Tools and Services
  
This website was developed with the assistance of Thematic Funding from the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission in 2004 and 2005