Afghanistan
Afghanistan No 4/98 Geneva, March 13, 1998 Dear Colleagues, By almost any standards, Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, racked by 19 years of war which has caused immense human suffering. The continuing civil war has fragmented…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Refugees estimate the North Korean death rate to be about 29 percent in the last two years Washington, DC (ISR, March 6, 1998) The following is a Special Report prepared by the Korean Buddhist Sharing Movement on the Field Research…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
FAO GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply conditions give rise to concern) SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR FOOD SUPPLIES AS STOCKS RUN LOW In the aftermath of a severe drought, an FAO/WFP Mission…
Indonesia
FAO GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE DROUGHT-REDUCED HARVEST THREATENS FOOD SECURITY El Niño-related drought, considered to be the worst in half a century, has reduced food production in Indonesia and exacerbated forest fires, adversely affecting the food…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1. OVERVIEW An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, from 19 October to 2 November to review the outcome of the 1996 cereal harvest and estimate national import and…
Indonesia
ICRC NEWS 48 ** SHORT MENU.... INDONESIA: ALARMING SITUATION IN IRIAN JAYA: Initial reports from the joint ICRC/Indonesian Red Cross team currently on a fact-finding mission in Irian Jaya are giving cause for serious concern. ** STORIES IN FULL... INDONESIA ALARMING SITUATION IN…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)By: Rebecca Norton, Consultant to the ACC/SCN and Jane Wallace, RNIS Co-ordinator, ACC/SCNSummary of Main Points Food production in DPR Korea is greatly reduced due to a gradual breakdown in the…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) By: Rebecca Norton, Consultant to the ACC/SCN and Jane Wallace, RNIS Co-ordinator, ACC/SCN Summary of Main Points Food production in DPR Korea is greatly reduced due to a gradual breakdown in the…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
SPECIAL REPORT ° 1. OVERVIEW.° 2. THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR.° 3. PRODUCTION OF CEREALS IN 1997° 4. FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION° 5. MEDIUM TO LONG TERM MEASURES. Mission Highlights ° Korea DPR faces grim food outlook for 1998 as…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
SPECIAL ALERTNO. 277FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TOTHE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA11 September 1997 1. OVERVIEW Against the backdrop of two successive years of floods in 1995 and 1996, this summer brought not only devastating…
