Reports

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2008 - The World Bank today approved two budget support operations worth US$320 million to assist the Government of Bangladesh implement its wide-ranging governance, economic policy, and energy reform agenda. The US$200 million Transitional Support Credit (TSC) is…

DHAKA - A new United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) assessment shows that food remains the most urgent priority for many families in cyclone-affected areas. Households lack food reserves or sufficient income to pay for food in the aftermath…

OTTAWA - The Minister of International Cooperation, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, announced today that the Government of Canada was increasing its humanitarian response funding to Bangladesh to help populations affected by Cyclone Sidr. Canada, which was already among the…

DSG/SM/368 Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro's remarks to InterAction, as delivered in Washington, D.C., today, 14 December: I am pleased to join you today. I welcome this opportunity to exchange views with you on an issue…

ROME - Two major logistics companies, UPS and TNT, have joined forces for a humanitarian cause by offering free warehousing facilities to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depots (UNHRD), run by the UN World Food Programme in Ghana and…

A new UK contribution of £2 million for the survivors of the Bangladesh cyclone that will give a boost to livelihoods and provide essential items was announced today by Douglas Alexander, the Secretary of State for International Development. This…

Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, today announced an additional £2.5 million in funding to meet the immediate needs of the people affected by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. The additional funding, bringing the UK's total support to Bangladesh this…

DSG/SM/355 Following is the text of remarks by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the General Assembly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Geneva today, 21 November: I am honoured to address the General Assembly of…

No. 163 The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada is providing up to $3 million to respond to Tropical Cyclone Sidr. "On behalf of all Canadians,…

GA/EF/3189 Sixty-second General Assembly Second Committee 15th & 16th Meetings (AM & PM) Joint Inspection Unit Official Cites Lack of Transparency, Accountability in Report on United Nations Response to 2004 Tsunami Natural hazards and extreme weather threatened more people than ever…