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DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA : FLOOD RELIEF appeal no. 06/96 situation report no. 06 period covered: 7 August to 12 September 1996 Bad floods in July and August brought further hardship in many of the areas affected by…

This report includes: A) Liberia B) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania C) Iraq D) Democratic People's Republic of Korea. From D. Morton, Acting for Director, Operational Policy and Support Division. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli/Mr.…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH BEIJING (AP) -- Almost all of North Korea's 24 million people are suffering from prolonged, severe hunger, particularly the children and elderly who are most vulnerable to disease and starvation, a U.N. official said today. Famine…

SEOUL (AP) -- Famine is biting ever harder into North Korea, with children and the elderly especially threatened and the government reducing food rations still further. Aid experts say North Korea will need substantial food aid again next year, and…

Flooding in Bangladesh is moving slowly southwards, inundating new areas and leaving tens of thousands of families in desperate need of food and clean water. Despite a very low response to the Federation's appeal which has forced it to…

The Oxfam Emergencies Report gives an overview of Oxfam's recent emergency work around the world, for use in communications work. For further information on any of the emergencies outlined below, email Supporter Services on Oxfam@oxfam.org.uk or phone +44 1865…

HONG KONG - North Korea's famine is deepening and there is no sign of relief, an international aid agency official says. Recent flooding in the isolated Communist country has worsened an already acute food shortage, Kathi Zellweger, director of the Rome-based…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The South Korean Red Cross shipped $105,000 worth of flour to North Korea today to help the communist country care for its needy. It was the eighth shipment sent to North Korea since last November…

HONG KONG (AP) -- North Korea's famine is deepening and there is no sign of relief, an international aid agency official says. Recent flooding in the isolated Communist country has worsened an already acute food shortage, Kathi Zellweger, director of the…