Reports

Appeal Target : US$ 358,800 Geneva, 6 August 1999 Dear Friends, The continuing civil war in Afghanistan continues to create serious problems for the innocent civilians in the country. After their emergence on the scene about four years ago,…

Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood Damage Potential: HIGH 2. Situation Analysis of Floods on Rivers in the North, the Centre, and the South of Viet Nam: (According to Bulletin No.52…

Once delays in obtaining government construction permits have been overcome the construction of 2,440 prefabricated houses can be completed, thus bringing to a close the third and final part of this relief operation, designed to supply more permanent solutions…

150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Tel: 41 22 791 6033 Fax: 41 22 791 6506 e-mail: act@act-intl.org Coordinating Office Extensive Flooding Geneva, 5 August 1999 - Reports are coming in on extensive flooding in numerous Asian countries, including…

Alarmed at the intensifying fighting in northern Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance, President Imomali Rakhmonov gave orders on 4 August to dispatch Tajik frontier troops to reinforce the Russian border guards deployed along the Tajik-Afghan frontier, Russian…

By Sayed Salahuddin KABUL, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Anti-Taleban forces said on Thursday they had launched a counterattack against the Islamic militia and were on their way to reversing Taleban gains from a 10-day-old offensive. Spokesmen for veteran commander Ahmad Shah Masood…

(According to the situation reports No. 34/LB, 632/SNN-KH,32/BC-UB,893/NN &PTNT, and 29 CV/PCLB&HH issued by the Provincial Committee for Flood and Storm Control, and the Agriculture and Rural Development Service of Binh Thuan Province, Lam Dong Province,…

The recent large-scale military offensive by the Taliban, punctuated by acts of violence against Afghan civilians, drew condemnation from Security Council members who said on Thursday they were prepared to consider additional measures to influence the events in Afghanistan. Council members…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0103 Philippines - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1 5 August 1999 General situation 1. On 5 August 1999, the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) in Manila reports through the Office of the Resident Coordinator that heavy monsoon rains…

Emergency Appeal An emergency appeal has been issued by the Islamic State of Afghanistan for humanitarian assistance to the people displaced as a result of the recent fighting to the north of Kabul. An assessment of the situation and preparation…