Reports

Introduction This annual report describes bilateral development cooperation between Norway and 30 of the countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East that received the most assistance in 2007. Norwegian development assistance totalled NOK 21.8…

(extract) Kenya "Thousands of Nairobi city residents are camping in a showground, having been chased from their homes," says Dave Johnson, of Church World Service in Nairobi. "There also are several internally displaced camps in the country, and many more…

AG/10660 Assemblée générale Soixante-deuxième session 53eet54e séances plénières – matin & après-midi L’Assemblée générale a examiné aujourd’hui la question du renforcement de la coordination de l’aide humanitaire fournie par les organismes des Nations Unies, en cas de catastrophes naturelles ou…

GA/10660 Sixty-second General Assembly Plenary 53rd & 54th Meetings (AM & PM) Chernobyl Disaster, Aid to Rwanda Genocide Survivors Also Discussed; Adopts Resolution on Overview of United Nations Climate Change Activities Expressing the General Assembly’s deepest sympathy to the Government and…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

AmeriCares recently reached a milestone in its 25-year history - delivering more than $7 billion in aid to people in need around the world. AmeriCares President and CEO Curt Welling announced the news at the organization's annual fundraiser, the AmeriCares Airlift…

For some people, climate change appears to be a distant threat. But for local communities in Bangladesh, Kenya and Zambia climate change is an everyday reality. Concern is helping these people by clearing irrigation and flood canals, building wells…

Severe flooding has affected tens of millions of people around the world in recent weeks and months. Torrential rain is forecast to continue as new storms threaten Asia, Africa and Europe. In South Asia alone, an estimated 37 million people…

Pledges & contributions The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is pleased to acknowledge the receipt of one new contribution of $500,000 (as of 27 July) made by China. OCHA encourages all member states to turn their pledges…

(Excerpt) U.N. AGENCIES ASSESS NEEDS AFTER FLOODS IN DPRK, AT GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST Concerning the floods in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the World Food Programme (WFP) reports that UN agencies were invited by the government of that country to participate in…