Reports

Report from Oxfam America, Southeast Asia Regional Office (SEARO), Phnom Penh, October 20, 2000 Prepared by Rosemary Morte Oxfam America supports local community organizations in poor communities that bring essential resources, skills, and opportunities to people without opportunities. Oxfam has…

Concern appeals for funds as 2 million people are affected by the worst flooding in 30 years. Severe tropical storms over Cambodia and Vietnam have resulted in serious flash flooding in the Cambodian province of Kompong Speu. In response, Concern…

by Kith Veasna CAMBODIA. Torrential rain over 72 hours has caused serious flooding in communities where World Vision is working in Kompong Speu Province, Kandal Province, and in Meanchey district near Phnom Penh city, where World Vision works with child…

By Kith Veasna PHNOM PENH Oct 17: The flooding of the Mekong river has affected nearly 3 million people in Cambodia - many have lost everything they own and live from. World Vision has rushed food and relief supplies to 50,000…

Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered 500 Navy forces and paratroopers into Kompong Speu province to rescue flood victims, some of whom are stranded in trees near their homes. The prime minister again appealed for more…

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM Church World Service is the Humanitarian Agency of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 35 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs EMERGENCY ACCOUNT #6919, now being expanded to $386,680 Signed…

by Direct Relief International Cambodia 13/10/2000 Direct Relief International is sending a large shipment of emergency medical aid to help victims of the worst flooding in decades in the Mekong Delta region of Cambodia. At least 184 people have died in…

CANBERRA (Oct. 12) XINHUA - Australia is to contribute 2 million Australian dollars (1.08 million U.S. dollars) to assist relief efforts in flood-ravaged Cambodia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Thursday. He said the Australian government remained greatly concerned by the devastation…

A cargo of emergency humanitarian assistance provided by the Australian Red Cross arrived in Vietnam this week. The relief supplies are intended to alleviate the condition of hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been devastated by widespread…

The worst floods along the Mekong Delta have struck Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos in nearly 40 years. Approximately 200,000 Cambodians have fled their homes to escape the floods that have killed several hundred people across South East Asia.…