Humanitarian and special economic assistance

In 2002, the United Nations, through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), continued to mobilize and coordinate humanitarian assistance to respond to the world’s most pressing emergencies. During the year, consolidated inter-agency appeals were launched for Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, the northern Caucasus, the Congo, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, the Great Lakes region and Central Africa, Guinea, Indonesia, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South- Eastern Europe, the Southern Africa region, the Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The appeals sought $4.4 billion to assist about 45 million beneficiaries. Some $2.9 billion was received, meeting 66.3 per cent of requirements. OCHA also mobilized and coordinated assistance in the amount of $263 million for 67 natural disasters.

Related Subject(s): United Nations