Afghanistan
DATE=6/16/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-215765 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: REPORTS IN AFGHANISTAN SAY OPPOSITION FORCES HAVE LAUNCHED NEW ATTACKS AGAINST THE TALEBAN MILITIA. CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL REPORTS. TEXT: THE PAKISTAN-BASED AFGHAN ISLAMIC PRESS REPORTS ANTI-TALEBAN FORCES ARE POUNDING THE ISLAMIC MILITIA WITH…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)--"They're out of food; their grain is gone. We've seen it with our own eyes," says CWS East Asia Director Victor Hsu, who returned recently from North Korea, where he helped to assess the dire food…
Afghanistan
S/1997/482 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SECURITY COUNCIL Fifty-first session Fifty-second year Agenda item 39 THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY Report of the Secretary-General I. INTRODUCTION 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 19 of General Assembly…
Afghanistan
(30 MARCH - 5 MAY 1997) CLAUDE BRUDERLEIN: Team Leader ADEEL AHMED: Research Assistant UNITED NATIONS/NATIONS UNIES DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Policy and Analysis DivisionTABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYACKNOWLEDGMENTINTRODUCTIONMETHODOLOGY Section I Historical background 1.1 Afghanistan's early history 1.2 The modernization of Afghanistan 1.3 Afghanistan rapprochement with…
Afghanistan
(6:28am AEST) Taliban fighters have reportedly lost control of all centres in northern Afghanistan, following their withdrawal from the town of Pul-i-Khumri, north of the capital, Kabul. The Taliban evacuated the town Tuesday night for the neighbouring city of Baghlan, where…
Afghanistan
This is an excerpt of the <a href=http://www.reliefweb.int/emergenc/multi/wfp/wfp=5F9724.html>original WFP report which includes: A) Sierra Leone B) Afghanistan C) Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania D) Uganda E) Somalia F) Sudan. >From P. Ares, Chief,…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(2:36pm AEST) South Korean religious and civic groups say they are ready to provide North Korea with another 30-thousand tonnes of corn, in addition to the 50-thousand tonnes already comitted. Seven charity groups, including Roman Catholic and Buddhist organizations, have jointly…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
P.O. Box WRC Wheaton IL 60189 Phone: 630-665-0235 FAX: 630-665-0129 74457.3176@compuserve.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Keys at (630) 665-0236, ext. 202 WHEATON, Ill. -- In partnership with Korean churches, World Relief is providing desperately…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DATE=6/12/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-215606 TITLE=KOREA FOOD AID (L-ONLY) BYLINE=SHIN NA DATELINE=SEOUL CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF SOUTH KOREAN FOOD AID PROMISED TO NORTH KOREA LAST MONTH ARRIVED IN THE NORTH TODAY (THURSDAY). SHIN NA REPORTS FROM SEOUL, THIS IS THE FIRST FOOD…
Afghanistan
Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan Pledges and contributions The Government of Norway has pledged US$ 211,860 towards UNDCP's drugs demand reduction activities, on condition that the funds are spent on activities that do not discriminate against women or girls. From the frontline Taliban forces…
