Informes

SG/SM/8173 Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, 25 March 2002: The United Nations Staff Union deserves high praise for its efforts to raise global awareness on the…

The frail ten-year-old girl screamed in pain. Every movement was excruciating. Desperate to ease her child's pain, the young Afghan mother carried her daughter to the little clinic where Dr. Tom Hoggard and physician assistant Nanette Laufik were treating refugees.…

Background Afghanistan has had a turbulent history of conflict for over three decades. After the collapse of the constitutional monarchy led by King Zahir Shah in 1973 and the establishment of a republic by Muhammad Daud, the country fell into…

Afghanistan Update As events continue to unfold in Afghanistan, MCC partner organizations are reassessing priorities for aid distribution. MCC's Afghanistan relief commitments since September total more than $4.7 million Cdn./$3 million U.S. and include 5,000 metric tons of grains from the…

Afghanistan: Health in Immediate and Transitional Assistance. The Immediate and Transitional Assistance Programme (ITAP) for the Afghan People 2002 is now ready for implementation. After its launch in Kabul on 28 February, the appeal is being presented…

The flood that paralysed almost all parts of Jakarta recently, has effected thousands of malnourished babies. "Data shows that 20,000 of 26,000 flood-victim babies face the risk of famine as they have been malnourished during the last three weeks…

Background: The root of the conflict between India and Pakistan centers on the disputed region of Kashmir. Although the region was ostensibly ceded to India upon independence in 1947, the government of Pakistan has argued the unconstitutionality of the…

The Emergency Preparedness and Response Highlights will take over from this month the EHA Highlights in providing information to donors and other interested partners on WHO in emergencies. The new title reflects the linkage to the…

INSTITUTE OF ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES forum on early warning and early response Swiss Peace Foundation Centre for Conflict Resolution/FAST September-December 2001 EAWARN NETWORK HEAD OFFICE AND FEWER-EURASIA OFFICE: 32A LENINSKY PROSPECT, 117334 MOSCOW, TEL: +7 (095) 938 5938,…

Updated on 12/12/2001 10:02:11 AM ALI KHUJA (Agencies): Even in the December chill, a thin film of sweat glistened on Mohammed Naseem's forehead. At the foot of a crumbling mud wall, in what was once a pretty village where clusters…