Pacific

In message to Pacific Islands Forum, Annan stresses UN-regional cooperation

27 October 2005
At a time when the challenges and opportunities of this age of globalization oblige all countries and regions to strengthen their partnerships, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today stressed the need to increase collaboration between the United Nations and regional organizations.

UN Asia-Pacific meeting to focus on fresh ideas to raise development funds

5 May 2005
The annual conference of the United Nations regional commission for Asia and the Pacific will focus on finding innovative ways to spark greater international investment in the already-promising and productive economies of the area’s developing countries.

Tokelau's agriculture badly hit by cyclones, UN assessment team says

16 March 2005
United Nations emergency assessment teams have found that agriculture has been badly damaged in Tokelau by tropical cyclones in the south Pacific, while the islands of Mauke and Atiu in the Cook Islands chain are not in a state of emergency, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

UN emergency teams report severe damage in cyclone-hit Cook Islands

14 March 2005
United Nations emergency assessment teams have found that two islands in the northern group of the Cook Islands were severely battered by Tropical Cyclone Percy late last month.

UN emergency teams assess damage in Pacific islands from Tropical Cyclone Percy

10 March 2005
The devastation in several South Pacific islands from Tropical Cyclone Percy has been extensive, with hospitals, schools, housing and even temporary shelters having sustained damage, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

UN sends teams to assess needs after Cyclone Percy hammers South Pacific islands

2 March 2005
With Tropical Cyclone Percy having sown widespread destruction on the atolls and islands of the South Pacific, the United Nations is sending emergency teams to Tokelau and the Cook Islands to assess damage and humanitarian needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.