Philippines
MANILA (Aug. 7) XINHUA - Flood waters continued rising as of late Saturday morning in many towns in Central Luzon, the Northern Philippines, despite improved weather condition in the region since Friday morning. The Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) in Central…
Viet Nam
DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood Damage Potential: HIGH 2. Storm Damage Potential: LOW 3. Situation Analysis of Storm: (According to Bulletin No. ATND-IV-1/DBKT, issued by the Hydro-Meteorological Service of Viet Nam in Hanoi…
Philippines
By Charie Villa MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine soldiers and rescue workers scoured the ruins of a collapsed housing estate in Manila for survivors Friday as relatives of the dozens still buried three days after the disaster said they had given…
Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Fighters from Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement were locked in an artillery exchange just north of Kabul with forces loyal to opposition commander Ahmad Shah Masood Friday morning, residents said. The burst of shells in the Shomali plain some…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea + 7 more
This report includes: A) Democratic People's Republic of Korea - floods B) Afghanistan C) Sierra Leone D) Somalia E) Ethiopia F) D.R. Congo - Angolan refugees G) Zambia - D.R. Congo refugees. From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service.…
Cambodia + 5 more
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE 34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EMERGENCY ACCOUNT (#976310) For $165,000 Signed by the Rev. Dr. Rodney Page, CWS Executive Director Aug. 6, 1999 SITUATION: Those opposing the use of anti-personnel mines have enjoyed a number…
Afghanistan
New York (dpa) - ''Thousands of non-Afghan nationals'' are taking part in fighting in Afghanistan, transforming it into a ''transnational conflict'' with consequences beyond the Afghan borders, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday. Annan said he has received information that arms,…
Afghanistan
Communiqué DDC, 6.8.1999 L'aide humanitaire de la Confédération répond à la situation dramatique des réfugiés, provoquée par les combats qui ont à nouveau embrasé le nord de l'Afghanistan, à la frontière du Tadjikistan. Le bureau de coordination de la DDC…
Afghanistan
This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Judith Kumin After a week of heavy fighting in Afghanistan there has been dramatic new civilian displacement. In the…
Afghanistan
Press Release SG/SM/7090 AFG/100 19990806 Says Parties Cannot 'Cynically' Committee Criminal Acts, Then Expect Help from United Nations, International Community This is the text of a statement today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan: The continued fighting in Afghanistan is a…
