Reports

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The Vice Foreign Minister of Afghanistan has said that the Taliban has carried out its sixteenth aerial bombardment of the city of Mazar-i- Sharif, killing as many as 150 civilians. Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, Vice Foreign…

(Richardson pledges aid for U.N. program) (490) By Judy Aita USIA United Nations Correspondent United Nations -- The United States announced a new $1 million contribution to the U.N. de-mining program in Afghanistan October 1. At a special U.N. meeting on the…

AA45 1/10/97 I am pleased to announce an additional Australian commitment of up to $1 million for aerial water bombing to assist Indonesia tackle emergency problems resulting from the forest fires. This is the second tranche of Australian emergency assistance…

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations Special Mission in Afghanistan is "deeply concerned" about the safety and well-being of the United Nations and non- governmental organization (NGO) staff in Mazar-I-Sharif. According to Norbert Holl, the Head of Mission, the International Committee of the…

DHAGVA - 97/0522 Bangladesh - Cyclone DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 2 SITUATION 1. The UNDP Resident Representative in Dhaka reports that on 29 September 1997 a donors meeting was held during which the Government's Disaster Management Bureau presented the official damage statistics. 2.…

DATE=10/1/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-37675 TITLE=NORTH KOREA FOOD CRISIS BYLINE=CHRIS SIMKINS DATELINE=SEOUL CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS IN SEOUL ARE CALLING ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE FOOD AID TO THE STARVING PEOPLE OF NORTH KOREA. VOA CORRESPONDENT CHRIS SIMKINS REPORTS FROM THE…

By Sonia Winter New York, 1 October 1997 (RFE/RL) - The United Nations Security Council has called on all countries to avoid actions that would interfere with efforts to reach a peace settlement in Afghanistan. The Security Council members yesterday discussed the…

Appeal Target : US$ 156,019 Dear Friends, The flood of July 1997 caused by incessant downpour and onrush of water from Assam, India devastated almost one fourth of the country. Further catastrophies in the form of land/mudslides, a…

DATE=9/30/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220640 TITLE=TALEBAN / U-N (L-ONLY) BYLINE=ELAINE JOHANSON DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TALEBAN RULERS OF AFGHANISTAN SAY THE FAILURE OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR GOVERNMENT IS PERPETUATING WAR IN THAT COUNTRY. A TALEBAN REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH JOURNALISTS INSIDE…

(5:17pm AEST) The Indonesian armed forces have appealed to the international community for equipment to help them fight forest fires blamed for smog blanketing much of Southeast Asia. Malaysia has sent more than a thousand firemen to help Indonesia stamp…