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As part of a wider climatic phenomenon that has adversely affected a number of countries in northern and eastern Africa, a serious drought has devastated crops and livestock in several countries in the Near East and South Asia. In…

By Oxfam Hong Kong Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Great Britain 3 April 2000 to 20 April 2000 Acknowledgements Oxfam would like to acknowledge the support of the Poverty Alleviation Program Office in Ulaan Bataan, Mongolia, in hosting the emergency assessment mission…

Executive Summary Livestock are Mongolia’s national treasure. They are also central to Mongolia’s economy and food security. This perhaps also explains partly the government’s policy to attain food security. Their protection is enshrined in the national constitution. According…

Assessment Report by: Asif Ali Sherazi (E & R Coordinator) Area Back Ground: - Thar is a desert area situated in South East arid zone of Sindh. It is bounded on the eastern side by the border with India. It is…

1. Overview An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited East Timor between 30 March and 7 April to; (i) assess current prospects for the main maize and rice harvest, which is underway or to commence…

ARANJI SUB-TEHSIL DISTRICT KHUZDAR, BALOCHISTAN (21 MARCH-27 MARCH 2000) MISSION COMPOSITION 1: MR. ASLAM KHAN (WFP) 2: MR. ABDUR REHMAN KHAN (UNICEF) 3: DR. GHULAM SARWAR (FAO) 1. Introduction The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) on behalf of the Government of Pakistan…

No. 2, 2000 - Rome, April 2000 Extracts from FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 2, 2000 HIGHLIGHTS FAO's first forecast of world cereal production in 2000 is 1 890 million tonnes, some 1 percent above 1999. Output of wheat is forecast at 595…

Since 28 February this year, satellite surveillance of Sumatra and Kalimantan indicated a significant increase in fire activity or hot spots in these areas, particularly in the provinces of Riau, North Sumatra and West Kalimantan. This activity is attributed to…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this report is to provide a basis to assist the Mongolian Government in its efforts to provide emergency relief assistance to the areas most severely affected by the disaster, or "multiple dzud", caused as…

Latest events According to the State Emergency Committee by 15 March, the disaster had spread to over 152 Soums (counties) in 13 Aimags. Severe snowfalls in large areas of Mongolia have caused the death of 1,7 million…