UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) French: Le Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires, is a United Nations body formed in December 1991 by General Assembly Resolution 46/182. The resolution was designed to strengthen the UN's response to complex emergencies and natural disasters by creating the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), and replacing the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, which had been formed in 1972. The OCHA was therefore the result... read more
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DRC: 50 civilians killed
From Pambazuka Dated 17 May 2012 2012-05-17 A UN report indicates that the rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) have killed at least 50 civilians in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of May. 'Since the...
South Sudan slides towards destitution amid border conflict with Sudan
From The Observer Dated 17 May 2012 Food insecurity rises as fighting and hunger drive record numbers into South Sudan and rains threaten to deepen crisisSouth Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis with more than half its population threatened by food shortages because of its ongoing conflict...
EU Palestinian aid projects destroyed by Israel: NGOs
From France 24 Dated 13 May 2012 Israel demolished dozens of Palestinian homes, water cisterns and farm buildings built with European funds in 2011, and over 100 such structures are at risk, aid groups said in a report on Monday.The figures, compiled by a group of local...
Sahel: Aid efforts under strain as refugees numbers mount
From Pambazuka Dated 6 May 2012 2012-05-06 Sahelian governments and local and international aid groups are struggling to cope with both the continual arrivals of people fleeing the regions of Gao, Timbuktu and Kidal in northern Mali, and the mounting number of hungry people across the region...
URDU #17: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
From United Nations Radio Dated 26 April 2012 1. Joint UN and Arab League envoy says Syria situation fragile 2. OCHA drafts Syrian humanitarian response plan 3. Ban Ki-moon paves way for 300-plus observer team for Syria 4. UN Secretary-General urges both parties in Syria to exercise maximum restraint...
Over a quarter of a million Malians displaced by conflict
From UN Radio Dated 24 April 2012 The conflict in northern Mali has forced over a quarter of a million people to flee their homes, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). There have clashes between government troops and Tuareg rebels who...
UN says Israel destroys Palestinian Bedouin homes
From France 24 Dated 22 April 2012 UN agencies in the occupied West Bank said on Sunday that Israel last week destroyed 21 homes of Palestinian Bedouin refugees, making 54 people including 35 children homeless.A joint statement from the refugee agency UNRWA and the Office for the...
Preparations under way for Humanitarian operations in Syria
From United Nations Radio Dated 20 April 2012 United Nations relief agencies and their partners are making preparations for humanitarian operations in Syria. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that one million Syrians are in need of urgent assistance inside the country. At the...
UN prepares to respond to Syria’s humanitarian crisis
From United Nations Radio Dated 20 April 2012 The United Nations plans to mobilize $180 million to fund humanitarian operations inside Syria. A draft humanitarian response plan prepared by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says one million Syrians were in need of urgent assistance...
Geneva to host Syria humanitarian forum
From UN Radio Dated 17 April 2012 The UN office in Geneva has announced that a humanitarian forum on Syria will be held on Friday. Directors of the humanitarian aid departments of various countries are expected to attend the event in Geneva. UN spokesperson Corinne Momal-Vanian says...
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