Humanitarian and special economic assistance

In 1998, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, continued to coordinate the collective efforts of the international community, in particular those of the UN system, to provide humanitarian and special economic assistance to States and population groups afflicted by complex emergencies and natural disasters. Consolidated inter-agency appeals were launched or ongoing in Angola, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Eritrea, the Great Lakes region and Central Africa, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, the Sudan and Tajikistan. An appeal for the territories of the former Yugoslavia included Albania. There was also a United Nations response to the war-displaced in Ethiopia. The amount sought for the appeals totalled $2,163 million, of which $1,301 million was received, meeting 53.9 per cent of the requirements.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Partnerships for the Goals