Afghanistan
Despite what is expected to be its largest harvest in 18 years of civil strife, Afghanistan will need 170,000 tons of emergency food aid for some 1.75 million people in coming months, UN food agencies reported today. In a report…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
"North Korea is facing a choice between saving face and saving lives," said World Vision Canada President Dave Toycen at an 11 August international press conference held in Hong Kong and attended by more than 60 media representatives.…
Afghanistan
Mullah Mohammed Abbas Akhund, acting public health minister for the Taliban in Afghanistan, made a trip to Japan last month at the invitation of the Japanese government. Speaking in an interview at a Tokyo hotel,…
Afghanistan
4:13am AEST) Fierce battles have broken out north of the Afghan capital, Kabul between the islamic fundamentalist Taliban militia and an opposition alliance. However, no major gains by either side have been reported, after almost a day of battle. Agence…
Afghanistan
The ongoing fighting between the Northern Coalition and the Taliban in northern Afghanistan has prompted a major humanitarian alert and a marked increase in the emergency response of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The ICRC wishes to…
Afghanistan
Recent military developments in Afghanistan have prompted new waves of displacements. Thousands of Afghans have fled from Kabul into neighboring Pakistan, while Afghan refugees from Turkmenistan and Iran are returning to their homes in northern provinces of the country. In…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(97-71) Version disponible en français Ottawa --The Honourable Diane Marleau, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for la Francophonie, announced today that Canada will provide $4.5 million in additional food aid to famine victims in North Korea. "North Korea is experiencing a…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(extract) WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme Report No. 32 of 1997 Date: 8 August 1997 This report includes: A) Democratic People's Republic of Korea B) East Africa: Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda C) Central Africa: Democratic…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
An estimated 800,000 infants and young children in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are now at risk, many needing special feeding and medicines to halt their downward spiral of sickness and malnutrition, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy said…
Afghanistan
By Tim Johnston KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuter) - Many international aid workers who fled Kabul two weeks ago when the opposition arrived …
