Pakistan
A small well in the Rajasthan desert, from which no one has been allowed to draw water for 35 years because half of it is in India and the other half in Pakistan, symbolizes the acute problem of drought…
Afghanistan
SG/SM/7383 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: Francesc Vendrell, Personal Representative of the United Nations Secretary- General and head of the United Nations Special Mission in Afghanistan (UNSMA), visited India on 2 to 5…
Pakistan
Following the initiation of a mass relief operation in the drought stricken areas of Sindh and Balochistan, a meeting was convened by the Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan on 9th May 2000, to brief the UN Disaster Management Team.…
Pakistan
By Anwar Mansuri, dpa Islamabad (dpa) - Two years ago this month, Pakistan's Chaghai region became a symbol of pride for many Pakistanis and a symbol of horror to the world when six nuclear tests were carried out there. Today…
Indonesia + 1 more
Returns: The total number of organised and spontaneous returns into East Timor from West Timor, other parts of Indonesia, Macau and Australia now stands at over 160,854 returns. Over the past few days returns continue to be very low…
Indonesia + 2 more
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below left Kris Janowski 1. Guinea/Sierra…
Afghanistan + 2 more
Period covered: 1 January - 31 March Regional initiatives included the holding of a South Asia donor participation meeting and the first ever regional recruitment meeting. Potential emergency situations in several countries, including a spreading drought, are being monitored. National disaster…
Indonesia + 1 more
There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…
Afghanistan
From IOM Press Briefing Notes 09 May 2000 On Tuesday 9 May, IOM transported 1,057 persons to the Afghan border - 653 persons (113 families) were transported on board 17 IOM buses and five trucks from the Repatriation Centre in…
Indonesia
At least 17 people are dead following an earthquake which rocked central Indonesia on May 4. The quake caused damage on the islands of Sulawesi and Peleng. Also affected was the island of Banggai, where most buildings have been…
