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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…

From WEEKLY NEWS 19/00 The drought situation in the province of Baluchistan in south western Pakistan is deteriorating. With temperatures soaring up to 50=B0C during the day, and no rainfall expected until October, people are getting more and more desperate.…

Assistance to IDPs in Afghanistan 1999 - May 2000 Status as of 8/12/1999 (ongoing/planned) Location/activity Funds requested by agency Pledges/funds used by donor/agency Implementing agency Comments K A B U L approx. 78,000 beneficiaries Ex-Soviet compound 16,000 beneficiaries (of which 10,000 children) Non-food $300,000 UNOCHA $120,000 OFDA UNOCHA procurement ongoing $138,888 Germany UNOCHA, SCF/US 16,000 blankets and quilts, 5,000 lamps,…

Dili, 10 May 2000 Indonesian fishermen in East Timorese waters Seven Indonesian fishermen with 16 self made bottles of explosives were detained on Monday in East Timorese waters in Tutuala, Lautem District. The fishermen were questioned by the Korean Battalion, and explained that…

The Australian Council for Overseas Aid has welcomed the Government's four-year $150m commitment to East Timor's reconstruction and development, but says the rest of the world has been neglected. "This new commitment to East Timor comes in an aid budget which…

ISLAMABAD, May 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday the worst drought in the country's history was forcing millions of people to leave their homes. A government statement said the prolonged drought had put more than three million people at…

Australia predicts it will spend three billion dollars on East Timor over five years. The federal budget released in Canberra gives the estimate for future defence and aid to East Timor. The Government also announced new measures to fight people…

Funding A UN-led appeal last week for USD 1.8 million to address initial short term assistance for drought victims in southern Afghanistan has not brought in anywhere near enough money from donor countries. So far, only the Swiss Government has…

KABUL, 10 May (IRIN) - A World Food Programme (WFP) official in Afghanistan on Monday warned that the resilience of millions of Afghans facing malnutrition could soon break down, leaving the assistance community unprepared. "Nobody really understands the resilience of Afghans…

Jakarta (dpa) - Some 30,000 people left homeless by a deadly earthquake in central Indonesia last week continue to face acute shortages of drinking water, medicine and treatment as the death toll rose to 46, according to local reports…