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OCHA Press Releases 2003

31 December
AFR/805-IHA/850 Poor rains delay planting in southern Africa, says UN humanitarian office
IHA/849 United Nations to launch appeal for Iran quake victims

29 December
 
IHA/848 United Nations assesses quake damage in Iran
IHA/847 United Nations team responds to Iran earthquake

24 December
 
AFR/803-IHA/846 Fighting in central Somalis displaces 1,500 families
IHA/845 Philippines Floods affect over 200,000

22 December
 
IHA/844 Governemnt of Philipines requests aid after disaster

11 December
 
AFR/793-IHA/843 UN humanitarian affairs office formalizes agreement with Swiss Development Agencu on field support for Ethiopia
10 December  
AFR/792-IHA/842 Humanitarian envoy notes progress in Côte D’Ivoire

8 December
 
SG/SM/9061-IHA/841 Secretary-General lauds concern of Sergio Vieira de Mello for human security
AFR/789-IHA/840

Humanitarian situation in Darfur, Sudan, said to be among worst in world

AFR/788-IHA/839 Secretary-General’s envoy discusses humanitarian concerns in Côte D’Ivoire
AFR/787-IHA/838 UN humanitarian office seeks more support for water-harvesting programme to increase Ethiopia’s rural food security
5 December 
AFR/784-IHA/837  Humanitarian situation in western Sudan among world’s worst as insecurity escalates, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
AFR/783-IHA/836 Secretary-General’s humanitarian envoy for Côte D’Ivoire to begin new follow-up, evaluation mission on 7 December

4 December 
IHA/835  UN humanitarian affairs office responds after typhoon hits Micronesia

2 December
 
AFR/779-IHA/834 Côte D’Ivoire: violence will worsen humanitarian crisis

26 November
 
AFR/774-IHA/832 UN country team tackles Ethiopia malaria outbreak as disease threatens to exacerbate high malnutrition rates

21 November
 
AFR/768-IHA/831 Landmines, poor roads, heavy rains hamper aid efforts for victims of decades-long Angolan civil war

19 November
 
AFR/764-IHA/830  Humanitarian situation in Côte D’Ivoire could worsen as ethnic, political violence prevents access
SG/SM/9018-IHA/829 World in which millions live in desperate conditions will not be world at peace, Secretary-General’s says at launch of 2004 humanitarian appeal

18 November
 
IHA/828  Secretary-General launches annual Humanitarian Appeat at Headquarters calling for $3 billion to aid 21 countries

14 November
 
AFR/760-IHA/827

Under-Secretary-General Egeland lauds improved security in Bakara, Democratic Republis fo Congo

AFR/759-IHA/826 UN agencies increase aid to displaced Liberians
AFR/758-IHA/825 Somalia: Continued drought spells disaster for nomads

13 November
 
AFR/756-IHA/824  Severe food crisis looms in Central African Republic in aftermath of internal conflict, UN agency warns
AFR/755-IHA/823 Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs reaffirms moral obligation to assist vulneralbe people in Democratic Republic of Congo

12 November
 
AFR/754-IHA/822 Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs begins four-day visit to Democratic Republic Of Congo
11 November 
AFR/752-IHA/821 Humanitarian affairs office continues security assessments in Liberia
10 November 
AFR/750-IHA/820 Head of UN humanitarian affairs office visits northern Uganda, says ‘deeply shocked’ by ‘war against children’
 7 November 
AFR/749-IHA/819 Food security remains critical in parts of southern Africa says UN humanitarian affairs office
AFR/748-IHA/818 Displacement rises, access declines in Sudan, says United Nations humanitarian affairs office
 4 November 
IHA/817 Humanitarian effort launched for Indonesia flood victims
AFR/745-IHA/816 Thousands displaced as new fighting erupts between Congolese militia and Rwandan rebel group
31 October 
AFR/743-IHA/815  Vast humanitarian needs found in South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic Of Congo 
30 October 
AFR/740-IHA/814   United Nations Resident Coordinator deeply concerned about deterioration of humanitarian situation in Sool Plateau, Somalia
23 October 
IHA/813-IK/401          Emergency Relief Coordinator addresses Madrid donor conference on Iraq
22 October 
AFR/737-IHA/812  Death by malaria threatens 15 million Ethiopians as UN agencies appeal for $5.8 million to avert major epidemic
21 October 
AFR/736-IHA/811 UN Emergency Relief Coordinator saddened by deaths of aid workers killed by gunmen in Somaliland
AFR/735-IHA/810   Liberians displaced by fighting continue to stream into camps, UN Inter-Agency needs-assessment team finds
20 October 3
AFR/734-IHA/809 UN undertakes first humanitarian mission to Voinjama, Liberia, in four years
15 October 
AFR/730-IHA/808 Liberia: Humanitarian assistance scaling up
9 October 
AFR/727-IHA/807 Liberia: Non-essential missions on hold
AFR/724-IHA/806 Displaced people continue to arrive in Totota, Liberia
7 October 
AFR/721-IHA/805         Humanitarian situation worsens in greater Darfur region of western Sudan
AFR/720-IHA/804  Emergency Relief Coordinator demands protection for civilians, aid workers in Somalia
2 October 
AFR/717-IHA/803 Renewed unrest in Liberia slows humanitarian aid as thousands flee towards Guinea
AFR/716-IHA/802 World Food Programme brings aid to Burundi civilians displaced in clashes between rebel groups
30 September
AFR/713-IHA/801   Assessment mission returns from Zwedru, Liberia
25 September 
AFR/708-IHA/800  Despite Liberia’s peace agreement, human rights violations persist in troubled ‘pockets of insecurity’, says UN coordinator
 23 September 
AFR/707-IHA/799 Special Humanitarian Coordinator for Liberia calls for immediate end to use of child soldiers, key element for long-term peace
19 September 
AFR/706-IHA/798  As Zimbabwe’s food needs increase, UN humanitarian agencies step up operations to address underlying causes
AFR/705-IHA/797   Better access in Liberia reveals acute humanitarian needs
AFR/704-IHA/796 Humanitarian affairs office in Guinea reports increasing numbers of refugees crossing border from Liberia
17 September 
AFR/701-IHA/795  Agreement reached allowing humanitarian access to Darfur region of Sudan
15 September 
AFR/698-IHA/794 UN Food Programme relief ship bound for southern Liberia
11 September 
AFR/697-IHA/793 Calm returns to Liberia's war-weary
6 August 
AFR/686-IHA/792 United Nations humanitarian agencies request $69 million in emergency assistance for Liberia
29 July 
AFR/680-IHA/791 UN appeals for $530 million for southern Africa
22 July 
AFR/672-IHA/790 UN coordinator expresses deep concern about desperate humanitarian situation in Liberia
21 July 
AFR/671-IHA/789 Situation in Monrovia becoming desperate, according to UN office
15 July 
AFR/664-IHA/788  Liberia: Great humanitarian needs remain though Monrovia relatively calm
11 July 
AFR/663-IHA/787  Aid agencies struggle to meet needs in Liberia
2 July 
AFR/655-IHA/786 Aid agencies resume activities in Liberia during lull in fighting
 23 June 
IHA/784  United Nations agencies appeal for $259 million in emergency assistance for Iraq
DSG/SM/200-IHA/785   UN requesting $259 million for humanitarian assistance to Iraq, deputy secretary-general says
10 June 
AFR/643-IHA/783  Effects of humanitarian crisis worsening in Eritrea
4 June 
AFR/632-IHA/782 Reconciliation and refugees: a difficult equation for Côte D’Ivoire
1 May 
SG/SM/8685-IHA/781 Secretary-General’s expresses deep sadness over lives lost, injuries and destruction in Turkish earthquake
30 April 
IHA/780 Sudan agreement opens Nile River corridor, improves humanitarian access to south
29 April 
AFR/610-IHA/779 Côte D’Ivoire plus five appeal launched in Abidjan
25 April 
AFR/609-IHA/778 Secretary-General’s humanitarian coordinator for Côte D’Ivoire deeply concerned at reported civilian casualties from fighting, helicopter attacks
23 April 
AFR/608-IHA/777 Secretary-General’s humanitarian envoy for Côte D’Ivoire in Abidjan to launch new appeal
22 April 
IHA/776 UN launches plan to address emergency needs in Haiti
16 April 
AFR/604-IHA/775 UN calls for protection of civilians, humanitarian access in Liberia
10 April 
IHA/774-IK/347  Emergency relief coordinator voices sorrow over death of ICRC staff member in Iraq; also expresses concern for missing NGO staff
9 April 
AFR/600-IHA/773 Liberia’s humanitarian needs increase, as security situation deteriorates
31 March 
AFR/593-IHA/772 Humanitarian situation in Côte D’Ivoire worsens, say UN officials
28 March 
DSG/SM/191-IHA/771-IK/338 Deputy secretary-general calls for ‘swift and generous’ response to appeal for humanitarian aid for Iraqi people
 25 March 
AFR/590-IHA/770  Displacement in central Liberia could overburden humanitarian resources
 20 March 
IHA/769 Emergency relief coordinator saddened by killing of four Red Cross workers in Côte D’Ivoire
18 March 
AFR/586-IHA/768 Renewed fighting in Liberia displaces more civilians
13 March 
AFR/580-IHA/767 UN humanitarian coordinator deeply concerned about worsening humanitarian situation in Baidoa
10 March 
AFR/576-IHA/766 Humanitarian efforts in Eritrea face funding crisis
7 March 
AFR/575-IHA/765 Côte D’Ivoire humanitarian situation declines, as political impasse continues
5 March 
IHA/764 United Nations assists China after lethal earthquake
4 March 
AFR/570-IHA/763 Access limitations in Angola place 314,000 in critical need
24 February 
AFR/567-IHA/762          Humanitarian agencies face difficulties as civilians targeted in Côte D’Ivoire
IHA/761  UN humanitarian affairs office announces funding needs for displaced persons in Colombia
14 February 
AFR/563-IHA/760 Alarming shortage of non-food items to combat crisis in southern Africa, United Nations warns
12 February 
AFR/561-IHA/759   Food insecurity likely to worsen in northern Uganda
10 February 
AFR/560-IHA/758 UN humanitarian envoy concludes five-country West Africa trip to assess impact of Côte D’Ivoire crisis
7 February 
AFR/559-IHA/757 Humanitarian envoy warns of regional impact from Côte D’Ivoire crisis
4 February 
AFR/556-IHA/756 UN humanitarian envoy for crisis in Côte D’Ivoire visits Guinea
3 February 
AFR/555-IHA/755 UN humanitarian envoy for crisis in Côte D’Ivoire visits Liberia
 30 January 
AFR/553-IHA/754 UN humanitarian envoy for crisis in Côte D’Ivoire visits Ghana
28 January 
AFR/549-IHA/752 Nine confirmed dead in Mozambique
AFR/550-IHA/753 Economic woes and lack of rain set to worsen humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe
27 January 
IHA/751 Humanitarian envoy for Côte D’Ivoire urges authorities to restore peace
21 January 
AFR/49-AIDS/545-IHA/750   Heads of major humanitarian agencies call for action to address southern Africa’s humanitarian crisis
   
   

                                       

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