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OCHA Press Releases 2006 Jan-June


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27 June Number of Displaced in Timor-Leste continues to rise
23 June More assistance needed after Indonesia earthquake
21 June Central African Republic marks World Refugee Day
21 June UN to begin assessments in Timor-Leste Districts
12 June Press Conference by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on Timor-Leste
12 June United Nations calls for nearly $19 million in aid for Timor-Leste
9 June United Nations assistance in wake of Thailand floods
8 June United Nations provides aid to displaced in Timor-Leste
06 June Indonesian children to be vaccinated against measles
03 June Indonesia earthquake: Update on the relief operations
02 June United Nations launches Earthquake Response Plan for Indonesia
02 June International humanitarian law being violated in Somalia
02 June Southern Africa: Food security improves, cholera continues
01 June UN agencies supporting Government of Indonesia in response to Java quake
31 May Indonesia: International aid picks up as death toll climbs
31 May United Nations revises appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory
31 May United Nations helps launch DHL Disaster Response Team
30 May International assistance flowing to Indonesia
30 May Appeal to warring Mogadishu factions to act with humanity
29 May United Nations establishes Coordination Center in Yogyakarta
27 May United Nations ready to respond to Indonesia earthquake
23 May

CERF advisory group holds inaugural session; elects chair and vice-chairs

23 May

Special Humanitarian Envoy visits European capitals

17 May Army officers in Democratic Republic of the Congo receive training in humanitarian principles (English) (French)
17 May Japan pledges $7.5 million to Global Response Fund (CERF)
16 May United Nations calls for $3.64 million for Guinea-Bissau (English)  (French)
15 May More rains expected in Suriname as experts assess situation 
13 May Democratic Republic of Congo remains the deadliest humanitarian catastrophe (English) (French)
12 May Underfunding can be as deadly as armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (English) (French)
10 May Emergency Relief Coordinator allocates $32 million from global response fund
10 May United Nations to dispatch emergency team to assist in Suriname floods
10 May Rains in Somalia ward off worst-case scenario
10 May USG Egeland arrives in Chad
08 May Violence mars emergency relief coordinator’s visit to Darfur
08 May Increase of violence in Chad (English)  (French)
05 May IRIN documentary takes honours at film festival
05 May UN Emergency Relief Coordinator concerned by situation of Colombian indigenous people
04 May OCHA reinforces its presence in Katanga Province, on the verge of a silent humanitarian crisis [English] [French]
04 May More than 350,000 people, victims of armed conflicts in DRC, assisted since beginning 2006
04 May Emergency Relief Coordinator stresses need for results in Uganda
02 May Special Humanitarian Envoy for the Horn of Africa: Working together towards mitigating drought impact in the Horn
01 May Special Humanitarian Envoy visits Somalia
28 April UN Secretary-General appoints CERF advisory group
28 April Special Humanitarian Envoy says Ethiopia has lessons to share with its neighbours
27 April UN calls for protection of civilians in Sri Lanka
27 April Special Humanitarian Envoy visits drought affected Djibouti
27 April More assistance for IDPs needed in Cote d'Ivoire

26 April

UN Special Humanitarian Envoy meets Eritrean President Afwerki
24 April Special Humanitarian Envoy begins his five nation mission to drought-affected countries in Horn of Africa
24 April

World-Check joins hands with United Nations

24 April Special Humanitarian Envoy for Horn of Africa on Mission to Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya
21 April UN concerned by humanitarian impact of unrest in Nepal
21 April United Nations helps train DHL disaster team 
12 April Central African Republic: attack on UNICEF vehicle kills two doctors
12 April Additional support needed for relief in Ecuador
08 April United Nations in Pakistan shifts to recovery and reconstruction
07 April United Nations launches $426 million drought appeal for Horn of Africa
05 April ERC dismayed by NGO being asked to leave Darfur
03 April United Nations dispatches emergency relief to Iran
01 April Donor mission visits Pakistan
01 April Emergency Relief Coordination visits Patango Displacement Camp in Uganda
31 March Emergency Relief Coordinator meets President Museveni in Uganda
31 March United Nations dedicates $1.7 million from new global emergency fund to horn of Africa
31 March United Nations team to assess impact of earthquakes in Iran
28 March Central African Republic: thousands risk starvation in misery-stricken northwest
28 March Emergency Relief Coordinator to undertake mission to east Africa:  Uganda, Sudan, Chad and Kenya
28 March  United Nations launches $92 million appeal for the Sahel [English]  [French
27 March Third international conference on early warning opens in Bonn
24 March Emergency Relief Coordinator concerned about vulnerability of newly displaced in northern Guinea-Bissau
24 March Drought-stricken southern Ethiopia faces critical situation 
21 March 2.1 Million Somalis in Urgent Need of Assistance Following Worst Drought in Ten Years
20 March

United Nations assists Ecuador following floods 

17 March Poland newest donor to United Nations emergency fund
17 March Northern Uganda crisis affecting regional security
16 March United Nations envoy Bondevik urges donor countries to fund appeals for Horn of Africa
15 March Second meeting on food security in the Sahel begins in Ouagadougo
10 March Les Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire accèdent au nouveau Fonds Central d'Intervention d'Urgence (CERF) lors du lancement le 09 mars 2006 (Fr)
09 March Central African Republic (CAR) celebrates International Women's Day
09 March Aid to Bolivia as rains continue
08 March Twenty-seven Governments donate to United Nations Emergency Fund
08 March United Nations Pakistan moves to recovery and reconstruction
08 March International aid for Namibia in the aftermath of floods
07 March Nepal's women bear brunt of war
07 March Launch of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
07 March Twenty-three governments donate to United Nations Emergency Fund
03 March Twenty-one Governments donate to United Nations Emergency Fund
03 March High level meeting in Central America concludes
03 March Jan Egeland visitó hoy 3 de marzo San Marcos La Laguna (Sololá) para solidarizarse con las familias víctimas del Stan (available in Spanish only)
02 March Democratic Republic of the Congo: Thousands of civilians without humanitarian assistance used as human shields in Ituri (F)
02 March Nineteen Governments donate to United Nations emergency fund
01 March UN staff member abducted in South Somalia
28 February Government of Mozambique asks UN for technical support
28 February Focus in Philippines disaster shifts to resettlement, reconstruction
27 February United Nations identifies needs in Bolivia
24 February United Nations continues assistance in Philippines
24 February Republique Democratique du Congo: Assistance humanitaire à plus de 60,000 personnes dans le centre du Katanga (F) 
24 February United Nations assessing flood damage in Indonesia
23 February Republique Democratique du Congo: Situation humanitaire préoccupante dans le centre du Katanga (F)
23 February United Nations continues assistance in Philippines
23 February Central African Republic: Donors promise increased attention
23 February United Nations assisting in coordinating Bolivian relief
23 February New Special Envoy calls for increased support to Horn of Africa
20 February New Special Envoy for Horn of Africa headed for Nairobi
20 February Government of Philippines welcomes assistance
17 February Protection of Civilians, impunity are gavest humanitarian problems in Cote d'Ivoire
17 February UN disaster team being deployed after Philippines landslides
17 February Central African Republic: High level meeting with donors to be held in Cameroon
16 February Emergency Relief Coordinator deplores destruction in Guiglo, Cote d'Ivoire
15 February Emergency Relief Coordinator underscores need to protect civilians, humanitarians in
Cote d'Ivoire
15 February United Nations launches Manual on Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups
14 February Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia calls for better access to drought affected populations
13 February Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs' mission to Cote d'Ivoire
13 February 2006 DRC Humanitarian Action Plan launched
10 February Central African Republic: Humanitarian Crisis continues, funding remains low
09 February United Nations resumes aid in western Cote d'Ivoire (French)
02 February United Nations responds to Bolivian floods
02 February Government of Guyana seeks aid after flooding
31 January Malika Akrouf joins United Nations Country Team in C.A.R. - Arrival of new interim head of UNDP to boost development efforts
31 January Firstlogic donates software to the United Nations
30 January Bolivia asks for assistance after floods
27 January Mid-way through the winter, cautious optimism emerges in Pakistan’s earthquake-hit areas, according the UN Humanitarian Coordinator
23 January Ethiopian Government, United Nations and humanitarian partners appeal for $165 million in emergency assistance for 2006
20 January Humanitarian action on Central African Republic hampered by lack of access, funds
19 January Approximately 1.7 million people in need of assistance in Somalia due to Humanitarian Deterioration
17 January Special Envoy for South Asia Earthquake stresses the urgent need for quake survivors to be helped through winter
16 January Failed rains leave 1.75 million more Ethiopians in need
11 January Rain adds to Malawi's food security woes

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