Informes

AA51 It is now clear that the drought in Papua New Guinea has critically affected large numbers of people. Australia has offered to transport…

This report has been prepared by the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Pyongyang HIGHLIGHTS Following the arrival of several NGOs and other aid agencies, a new co-ordination mechanism was implemented by the Resident Coordinator in September. WFP and UNICEF are…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0532 SITUATION 1. Indonesia has been hit by a severe drought believed linked to the El Nino weather pattern forming in the Pacific Ocean, which affects global weather patterns. El Nino, which disrupts ocean currents and the air…

01:04 a.m. Oct 15, 1997 Eastern By David Pratt KESHIM, Afghanistan, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A United Nations convoy carrying more than 500 returning refugees has arrived in the northern Afghan town of Keshim after a gruelling nine-day journey…

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The Government of Japan has decided to donate $27 million for aid activities of the World Food Programme (WFP) in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a United Nations spokesman announced on Wednesday. According to Spokesman Fred Eckhard, the money will…

Appeal no. 01.23.97 (Revised) situation report no. 05/97 period covered: July - September 1997 The implementation of a revised and expanded Red Cross programme is underway, with the health component well funded. While all beneficiaries received the planned food ration in…

Wednesday, 15 October 1997: UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy, today welcomed a $5 million grant being made to UNICEF by the US Government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to help children in the Democratic People's Republic of…

(30 day operation to include 60 crew and support personnel) (290) Washington -- Secretary of Defense William Cohen has directed U.S. military assets to deploy in support of fire fighting efforts in Indonesia as part of a package of immediate…

(Grant to give health care to N. Korean children, mothers) (590) Washington -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide a $5 million International Disaster Assistance grant to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for an integrated health care…

(9:57pm AEST) Australia is gearing up for a major relief effort to fight the worsening drought in Papua New Guinea. Graeme Dobell reports that new Australian assessments show that half-a-million Papua New Guineans face extreme hardship. Australian officials say the impact…