Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DATE=10/21/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-221521 TITLE=UNICEF/NORTH KOREA (L-ONLY) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: U-N AID AGENCIES SAY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA IS BEGINNING TO SHOW RESULTS. LIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO IMPROVE. BUT, LISA SCHLEIN IN GENEVA REPORTS…
Papua New Guinea
(11:16am AEST) Bandits in Papua New Guinea have attacked food convoys bound for hungry villagers as the country's worst drought on record continues. Mark Bowling reports highway gangs have stolen relief food by erecting road blocks and holding truck drivers at gunpoint: "The…
Afghanistan
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Women and young girls were being deprived of all their rights in regions occupied by the Taliban, Afghanistan's representative told the United Nations Social, Humanitarian and Cultural (Third) Committee on Tuesday. Schools for girls which had existed for 70 years…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/21/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-221508 TITLE=AFGHAN MASSACRE (S) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: AT LEAST 50 CIVILIANS WERE REPORTEDLY KILLED IN A MASSACRE IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN. AS CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL EXPLAINS -- THE MASSACRE APPEARS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE AFGHAN CIVIL WAR. TEXT: THE REUTERS NEWS…
Indonesia
(9:33pm AEST) The thick smoke which has clouded parts of Indonesia and neighbouring countries for three months is reported to have worsened, with some parts of Sumatra and Borneo registering near-zero visibility. The haze, caused by widespread forest fires, eased slightly earlier…
Papua New Guinea
Co-ordinating Office Action by Churches Together (ACT) is a worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity. The ACT network is organizationally based in the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday that while aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was helping to save lives, a much bigger international response is still needed to avoid a disaster in…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(U.S. to send food needs and aid assessment team to DPRK) (350) Washington -- The United States will send a food needs and aid assessment team through the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from October 25 to November 4…
Papua New Guinea
(12:01pm AEST) The Australian Air Force says its drought relief operation in Papua New Guinea is open-ended at this stage. Donna Field reports an Australian military transport plane has left Townsville in North Queensland, to start immediate supply drops in…
Papua New Guinea
PNG DROUGHT UPDATE As the full extent of the Papua New Guinea drought becomes apparent, an RAAF Caribou will arrive in Port Moresby today to begin the task of carrying emergency relief supplies to the most critically affected areas. This week…
