Reports

A World Vision team of medical and nutrition specialists arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang today, 15 July, reported Asia Pacific Regional Vice President Watt Santatiwat. The team is scheduled to be in-country for one week, working with the…

(Path of 7,000 refugees blocked at Uzbekistan border) (360) By Wendy C. Lubetkin USIA European Correspondent Geneva -- The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it hopes to begin this week the repatriation of some 22,000 Tajik refugees from Afghanistan, following the…

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuter) - The North Korean Red Cross on Tuesday agreed to hold talks with its South Korean counterpart for more food aid but insisted such contacts be held in Beijing, a South Korean Red Cross spokesman said. …

REG. NO. 97/0310 This report has been prepared by the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pyongyang HIGHLIGHTS The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Yasushi Akashi, visited the country between 24 and 28 June. During his stay, the…

Food rations in north Korea are at near-starvation levels following 2 years of devastating floods. The government provides 100 grams per person daily (half a bowl of rice), which is 1/6 the ration normally distributed to refugees in other…

I. SITUATION 1. Torrential monsoon rains since last Tuesday caused extensive floodings in various parts of Bangladesh over the weekend. 2. According to the Flood Information Centre in Dhaka, cited by News Agencies, almost one fourth…

(4:37pm AEST) Four people have been killed in western Japan, after a landslide triggered by torrential rain hit a mountain area in Takarazuka. Weather officials have warned continued rainfall in southwestern Japan may trigger further landslides. Meanwhile, the death toll from four…

Contact Information : Sally Digges (602) 998-3100, Ext. 129 Karen Randau (602) 998-3100, Ext. 126 SCOTTSDALE, AZ, July 21, 1997 -- Food for the Hungry International (FHI) president, Ted Yamamori, will travel to Kangwon Province in North Korea July 22-26. There he will survey…

DATE=7/10/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-216940 TITLE=AFGHAN / U-N (L) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE UNITED NATIONS IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO NEGOTIATE A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT TO THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. U-N SPECIAL ENVOY NORBERT HOLL LEFT ISLAMABAD THURSDAY TO BEGIN A ROUND OF SHUTTLE…

Pyongyang, July 10 (KCNA) -- The Chinese Party and Government, expressing deep respect and reverence for President Kim Il Sung, decided to offer 80,000 tons of food free to the DPRK to mark July 8, the third anniversary of his…