Reports

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA =AD The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues its relief efforts in Mongolia, providing food and other necessities to thousands affected by the severe snowfall in large areas of Mongolia that has caused the death of…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2000/0090Indonesia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 208 May 2000 Situation and damage 1. The damage caused by a strong earthquake which hit the eastern part of Sulawesi island and neighbouring small islands in Indonesia on…

A rapidly worsening drought situation is affecting millions throughout southern Asia, including India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. In India, more than 100 million people living in 12 states are seriously affected. Water resources are dry, crops have withered, and cattle are…

Dili, 8 May 2000 CIVIL SERVICE WORKING The Civil Service Campus was inaugurated today in Dili by the SRSG Sergio Vieira Mello, a landmark in the rehabilitation of the future East Timorese Administration. Capacity building must be given a central place in…

This is a near verbatim transcript of a media briefing by Bernard Kerblat, the UNHCR Chief of Operations May 8, 2000 Dili Good morning ladies and gentlemen, my name is Bernard Kerblat, Chief of Operations. I would like to have a…

Assessment Report by: Asif Ali Sherazi (E & R Coordinat Area Background: - Chagai is the largest district of Pakistan having an area of 5542 square kilometers. It shares its border with Afghanistan and Iran. According to the census there is…

By Merle D. Kellerhals, Jr. Washington File Staff Writer Washington -- A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has approved legislation that includes a provision to lift food and medicine sanctions currently imposed on Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea and Sudan. The sanctions…

By Oxfam Hong Kong Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Great Britain 3 April 2000 to 20 April 2000 Acknowledgements Oxfam would like to acknowledge the support of the Poverty Alleviation Program Office in Ulaan Bataan, Mongolia, in hosting the emergency assessment mission…

The United Nations office for Afghanistan today announced that the annual May ceasefire for polio immunization was respected by both sides in the conflict, allowing a record number of children to be vaccinated. According to Louis-George Arsenault, Country Representative for UNICEF…

Dili, 5 May 2000 BOAT WITH 28 PEOPLE IS MISSING A boat carrying 25 passengers and three crewmembers, sailing from Atauro island to Dili, went missing last week. Search missions have yet to locate the 28 East Timorese. The boat…