Afghanistan
The previous item on the cholera outbreak in Afghanistan reported on control measures being taken, including chlorination of wells, mass awareness campaigns and construction and installation of microfilters for the provision of safe drinking-water at public places in Kabul city. This…
Timor-Leste
New York/Brussels: September 7, 1999 -The last medical team of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) present in East Timor has been expelled from the district of Baukau by the militia today. To the best of our knowledge, there…
Viet Nam
Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood Damage Potential: HIGH in the Red River Delta and the Mekong River Delta 2. Situation Analysis of Floods on the rivers in the…
Timor-Leste
Members of the Security Council have condemned "in the strongest terms" the intensifying violence in East Timor after the results of last week's ballot showed an overwhelming majority rejecting an autonomy proposal for the troubled territory. In a press statement…
Timor-Leste
The Indonesian security forces and the militias they created must stop immediately their deliberate policy of terror and displacement of the population of East Timor, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson said today. Speaking as thousands of…
Timor-Leste
Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC strongly condemns the attack carried out by armed militiamen against its office in Dili this morning and is deeply concerned about the plight of the local Red Cross staff and some 2,000 displaced people…
Bangladesh
In late August, floods caused by heavy rains affected some 50 000 families in northern and central parts, displacing many households. The worst affected areas were around Sirajganj, Kazipur, Belkuchi, Chowhali and Tarash. Although the full extent of damage…
Indonesia + 1 more
Food production is heavily influenced by the pattern of monsoon rains which have an important bearing on performance during the main (wet) and secondary (dry) seasons. The wet season normally extends from October to March and produces some 60…
Timor-Leste
Les deux derniers volontaires de Médecins Sans Frontières présents à Dili ont dû quitter la capitale du Timor Oriental ce matin en raison de la violence qui régnait en ville. Hier matin, l'équipe de Médecins Sans Frontières avait rejoint…
Timor-Leste
Depuis l'annonce des résultats du referendum samedi dernier, la situation ne cesse de se dégrader au Timor oriental. Les milices anti-indépendantistes sèment la terreur dans la capitale Dili, se livrant à des actes de meurtre et de pillage incontrôlés. L'insécurité…
