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UN humanitarian envoy notes improvements in post-conflict Côte d’Ivoire

10 December 2003
A United Nations humanitarian envoy said today she saw progress in providing basic and humanitarian services during her fourth evaluation mission to Côte d’Ivoire, a country trying to return to normal life after intense conflict.

UN humanitarian team helps Micronesia recover following tropical storm

4 December 2003
The United Nations agency for humanitarian coordination has sent a disaster assessment team to Micronesia after Typhoon Lupit struck the Pacific islands nation early last week, destroying food crops, contaminating water supplies and damaging homes and public facilities.

Annan to launch UN's consolidated humanitarian appeal next week

11 November 2003
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will launch the 2004 Consolidated Appeal on behalf of the United Nations humanitarian agencies next week, seeking to help some 45 million people around the world.

New UN aid official calls obstacles to humanitarian assistance 'moral outrage'

4 September 2003
It is "a moral outrage" that United Nations humanitarian operations are forced out of countries or cut back because of violence, turmoil and lack of security, the new Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator said today.

UN, European Commission launch guidelines for relief work in crises

27 June 2003
The United Nations and the European Commission today launched new guidelines for the use of military assets in humanitarian emergencies, stressing the impartiality of relief operations and the main tasks and responsibilities required in disaster situations.

Norway’s Red Cross chief named UN humanitarian relief coordinator

6 June 2003
The head of the Norwegian Red Cross today was named as the new United Nations official in charge of coordinating the world body’s humanitarian efforts around the world.

Only one-third of $5.34 billion needed received so far in UN appeal for crisis countries

3 June 2003
The United Nations consolidated appeals for countries in crisis has so far received only one-third of the $5.34 billion needed for life-sustaining operations in 2003, according to a mid-year review by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Insecurity continues to hamper humanitarian operations in Iraq, UN reports

26 May 2003
The United Nations has reported that rising violent crime and other security concerns are still hampering the international relief effort in Iraq.

UN relief agencies report some progress in their aid efforts in Iraq

14 April 2003
United Nations relief agencies reported some positive developments in Iraq today, mainly in the north, although lawlessness still continued and hospitals throughout the country remained either totally disrupted or limping on in a precarious state.