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OCHA Press Releases 2007  [July to December]

[Click here for January-June 2007]
 

27 December UN-EC Mission: Prospect for rehabilitation good - joint team concludes response to oil spill in Republic of Korea
27 December UN assesses flood affected in Sri Lanka
26 December Additional $4.1 million requested for the Dominican Republic
26 December Record number of UN emergency missions in the Americas - UN disaster assessment and coordination teams' response in 2007
19 December Concerns over security of humanitarian staff increase in Rutshuru, North Kivu (also in: French)
18 December Humanitarian assistance in 2008: United Nations appeals for over $321 million for West Africa (also in:  French)
18 December Southern Africa scales up disaster preparedness ahead of rainy season
14 December 14 new donors pledge support to emergency fund - several donors offer significant increases
13 December Germany doubles support to UN emergency fund
13 December Spain increases support to emergency fund by over 40%
13 December Contributions to Central Emergency Response Fund exceed $1 billion
13 December Western Union becomes first corporate donor to UN emergency fund
13 December UN convenes a high-level conference to support CERF
11 December Eastern Uganda requires more recovery efforts after floods
11 December The Kingdom Foundation offers $250,000 in support of affected families in cyclone-hit Bangladesh (also in:  Arabic)
11 December 2008 UN and partners work plan for Sudan launched today
10 December Secretary-General seeks 3.8 billion for 25 million people in 24 countries in 2008
05 December Insecurity threatens humanitarian aid in Chad
03 December USG visits newly displaced Somalis from Mogadishu on mission to Afgooye
03 December New assessments reveal an even grimmer reality in Bangladesh
02 December UN humanitarian chief calls for improved cooperation to expedite assistance to Darfur
30 November IDPs want security before returning to home areas
29 November UN humanitarian chief starts Sudan visit
28 November UN humanitarian chief concludes his visit to Ethiopia
28 November More international assistance required for refugees in Cameroon
27 November 2.6 million Bangladeshis in need of immediate life-saving assistance
27 November UN humanitarian chief visits Ethiopia's Ogaden region
20 November Horn of Africa's largest pastoralist gathering to take place in Hudet, Ethiopia
20 November Central Emergency Response Fund grants US$8.75 million for assistance to Bangladesh
16 November UN deploys staff to cyclone-hit Bangladesh
16 November Foreign minister of Ireland pledges support for humanitarian response in Chad 
12 November Somali displacement reaches new high, many killed
08 November New Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator deployed to eastern Chad
07 November UN disaster assistance and coordination team arrives in Mexico
06 November UN appeals for $14 million to aid the Dominican Republic
06 November Mexico requests UN emergency team after severe flooding
01 November UN emergency team sent to Dominican Republic
31 October Adequate humanitarian response in North Kivu (also in: French)
31 October 88,000 newly displaced by insecurity in Mogadishu
30 October UN sponsors pastoral gathering in Ethiopia
29 October UN humanitarian chief alarmed by forced relocation in Darfur
26 October Partnerships vital to information sharing in humanitarian response
26 October Regional organizations launch Redhum, the new humanitarian website for Latin America and the Caribbean (also in: Spanish)
25 October United Nations and partners seek $5.9 million for Burkina Faso floods
25 October Les Nations Unies accordent près d'un million de dollars d'aide à la Guinée (in French only)
24 October United Nations aids flood survivors in Nicaragua
23 October

International Climate Conference Spotlights Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and the Fight Against Poverty (Stockholm)

23 October

UN provides aid to Democratic People's Republic of Korea

23 October

Global Symposium +5: UN event attracts humanitarian information specialists from around the world  (link to Webcast)

17 October UN provides relief supplies to flood-hit Mali
11 October Global Symposium +5 Information for Humanitarian Action
10 October International day for disaster reduction: Too many children still threatened by natural hazards (also in:  French)
09 October

CERF grants $4.9 million to flood survivors in Mali, Ghana and Togo (also in:  French)

08 October Pakistan earthquake:  "The job is not over"
04 October United Nations and partners seek $10 million for Ghana floods 
see also: Map of West Africa - Floods - 4 October 2007
30 September UN and leading humanitarian organisations launch appeal not to forget millions of flood survivors in South Asia
21 September Flash Appeal launched for flood victims in Uganda
21 September UN deplores savage attack on aid workers in Darfur
19 September United Nations mission observes deteriorating situation in parts of Somali region of Ethiopia
19 September UN distributes aid to flood affected in Uganda
18 September UN team helps assess flooding in northern Ghana
14 September United Nations launches Flash Appeal for Nicaragua
14 September Thousands flee violence along CAR-Chad border
13 September UN team: emergency operations not required in Indonesia
12 September UN assessment team to offer support following Sumatra earthquake
10 September  UN Humanitarian Chief calls for political solution in Democratic Republic of Congo
07 September  UN Humanitarian Chief Visits Displaced in North Kivu
06 September Stories that go beyond the imagination from UN Humanitarian Chief's visit to Democratic Republic of Congo
05 September UN Humanitarian Chief meets President Kabila in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
04 September UN Humanitarian Chief meets Congolese, aid officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
29 August Emergency Relief Coordinator seeks resolution to departure of NGO head
29 August United Nations assessment mission to Somali regional state
28 August  UN launches appeal for $37 million for earthquake victims in Peru
27 August Humanitarian community seeks $14 million to assist DPRK flood victims
27 August Top U.N. humanitarian official calls for spirit of constructive cooperation to prevail in Darfur
22 August Joint teams to assess impact of flooding in eastern Uganda
20 August UN emergency team heads to Belize before Hurricane Dean landfall
20 August United Nations finalizing Flash Appeal for Peru
20 August UN allocates US$8.7 million for Sudan floods
17 August UN emergency team deployed to Peru
17 August Somalia South Central Zone in state of emergency
17 August UN humanitarian chief welcomes special envoy (also in:  Arabic)
16 August UN releases emergency grants for Peru earthquake assistance
16 August United Nations to launch appeal for Sudan floods
10 August United Nations willing to provide up to $20 million for floods in South Asia
10 August Lack of funding hampers humanitarian efforts in Pakistan
09 August UN Emergency Relief Coordinator meets the President of Sri Lanka
08 August UN Emergency Relief Coordinator confers with IDP returnees in eastern Sri Lanka
07 August Millions affected by floods in South Asia
06 August Humanitarians remember murdered ACF workers - crime against humanitarians still unsolved one year on
06 August Sudan floods: at least 365,000 directly affected, response ongoing (also in: Arabic)
03 August Weakened Gaza economy accompanied by decline in public services
01 August United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund gives $40 million to underfunded crises
30 July Humanitarian community seeks $18.9 million to address Lesotho's worst drought in thirty years
24 July Humanitarian community seeks $15.6 million for Swaziland drought relief
23 July Insecurity in Mogadishu driving people out and restricting humanitarian relief
22 July UN humanitarian chief calls for the protection of civilians in Chad
18 July Flash Appeal launched as hundreds of thousands of flood survivors in Southwest Pakistan remain in desperate need of assistance
17 July UN humanitarian aid fund grants $201 million in the first half of 2007
17 July At mid-year, $ 2.5 billion global shortfall in aid
16 July Critical economic situation in Gaza
11 July Kingdom of Lesotho declares food situation a 'crisis'
11 July Food, fuel, cash reach the Gaza Strip, but continued closures threaten economic sustainability
10 July The humanitarian community in Darfur under increasing pressure
10 July Government, aid community assessing damages in Pakistan
03 July UN deploying emergency team to Pakistan

 

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