humanitarian

UN to launch over $3 billion humanitarian appeal to help 50 million people in 2003

12 November 2002
The United Nations today announced plans to ask donors for more than $3 billion to help some 50 million people with humanitarian needs in 2003.

UN urges Somalis to adopt humanitarian principles at upcoming peace talks

14 October 2002
On the eve of Somali peace and reconciliation talks set to start tomorrow in Eldoret, Kenya, the United Nations is calling on those attending to adopt a set of humanitarian principles which would facilitate the delivery of relief supplies in the war-ravaged nation, where insecurity is blocking aid efforts.

Senior UN relief official in Africa for talks on humanitarian emergencies

30 September 2002
Seeking to improve the national and international response to major humanitarian emergencies in parts of Africa, a top United Nations relief official arrived on the continent today for talks with government officials and civil society groups.

Humanitarian aid effort faces major funding shortfall, UN official warns

3 June 2002
United Nations efforts to respond to humanitarian emergencies worldwide are being severely hampered by a funding shortfall which has left more than half of all projects without resources, a senior UN official reported today.

UN officials condemn detention of health workers in Sudan

1 April 2002
Senior United Nations officials today condemned the detention in the Sudan of over a dozen health workers, calling the incident a "major setback" to the world body's effort to eradicate polio in the region.