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Papua New Guinea

Background Briefing Paper Number 1

Australia's response to the drought in Papua New Guinea Experts funded by AusAID, Australia's Agency for International Development, have begun a detailed assessment of the extent of the drought and frost damage in PNG. They arrived in PNG over the weekend…

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News and Press Release
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AusAID
Posted:
23 Sep 1997

Papua New Guinea

Severe dry spell blamed on El Niño

Papua New Guinea is in the grip of its worst drought in 50 years. While winters in the South Pacific island nation are typically dry, the current winter has been unusually so, with not even an occasional shower. Lacking…

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News and Press Release
Source:
World Vision
Posted:
23 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

New Fighting Reported In North

Kabul, 23 September 1997 (RFE/RL) - Afghanistan's northern-based opposition claims that it has advanced toward the port of Hairaton after launching an assault today against the Taliban militia. An opposition spokesman told Reuters that the opposition is within 10 kilometers of…

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News and Press Release
Source:
RFE-RL
Posted:
23 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

Opposition-held towns threatened if Kabul attack continues

DATE=9/22/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220240 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TALEBAN ARE THREATENING TO TARGET OPPOSITION-HELD TOWNS IN AFGHANISTAN, IF ANTI-TALEBAN FORCES CONTINUE TO ROCKET THE CAPITAL. CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL REPORTS. TEXT: A REPORT ON TALEBAN RADIO SAID OPPOSITION-HELD AREAS IN THE…

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News and Press Release
Source:
VOA
Posted:
22 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

U.N. Evacuates Staff From City

Islamabad, 22 September 1997 (RFE/RL) -- The U.N. evacuated thirteen of its staff from the embattled northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif Friday. U.N. officials said they were flown to the town of Shibarghan, 65 kilometers to the west. The U.N.'s…

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News and Press Release
Source:
RFE-RL
Posted:
22 Sep 1997

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

UNDP providing $4 Million for agriculture

UNDP FLASH! UNDP PROVIDING $4 MILLION FOR AGRICULTURE IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK). UNDP is allocating an additional $2 million in grants to help reclaim and rehabilitate agricultural lands in DPRK that were buried during the 1995-96 floods.…

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News and Press Release
Source:
UNDP
Posted:
22 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

Restrictions on war reporting

DATE=9/21/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220203 TITLE=TALEBAN MEDIA (S-ONLY) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TALEBAN HAVE IMPOSED MAJOR RESTRICTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WORKING IN AFGHANISTAN. AS CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL REPORTS -- THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL PROHIBIT JOURNALISTS FROM REPORTING MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
VOA
Posted:
21 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

Fierce fighting near Uzbek border

DATE=9/21/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220197 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=SARAH HORNER DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: FIERCE FIGHTING IS REPORTED BETWEEN THE TALEBAN AND OPPOSITION FORCES IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN. AS SARAH HORNER EXPLAINS -- BOTH SIDES ARE TRYING TO CAPTURE AND CONTROL A STRATEGIC TOWN ON THE…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
VOA
Posted:
21 Sep 1997

Afghanistan

Defenders of Mazar-I-Sharif launch counter-attack on Taliban

(7:36am AEST) Afghanistan's Taliban militia claims to have killed 50 of the opposed forces in continuing fighting for the northern city of Mazar-I-Sharif. The militia says the deaths occured in a big offensive launched by the city's defenders led by Uzbek…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
ABC
Posted:
21 Sep 1997

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

US accused of using food aid as political weapon

DATE=9/21/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220217 TITLE=U-S/NOKOR FOOD (S /L) BYLINE=VICTOR BEATTIE DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENTVOICED AT: INTRO: JUST DAYS AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN FOUR-PARTY PEACE TALKS IN NEW YORK, NORTH KOREA IS ACCUSING THE UNITED STATES OF USING FOOD AID AS A POLITICAL WEAPON TO GAIN POLITICAL…

Format:
News and Press Release
Source:
VOA
Posted:
21 Sep 1997

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