Informes

Period covered: 1 January - 29 February 2000 A harsh winter created further hardship for the population and made implementation of the water and sanitation project difficult. Already, 36 hospitals have benefited from this project, which will be extended shortly to…

From WEEKLY NEWS 11/00 An International Federation primary health care programme in collaboration with the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) is providing vital medical care for a population devastated by more than two decades of war. Federation statistics are frightening.…

UNTAET PKF QUESTIONS THREE MEN IN OECUSSI Dili, 16 March 2000 Jordanian peacekeepers in Oecussi yesterday released three men they detained on Tuesday in the village of Manan, near the south-western border with West Timor. On Tuesday, the local villagers reported…

From WEEKLY NEWS 11/00 A joint Vietnamese Red Cross and International Federation initiative could save the lives and homes of tens of thousands of people in the future. A house designed to withstand recurring floods has proved to be a…

Period covered: 1 - 31 January 2000 The health programme moved forward as scheduled, with monitoring visits made to clinics in seven provinces, while training and support for the work of traditional birth assistants continued. Training of volunteers from 115…

I returned at midnight last night from a 3,000 kilometer trip to the two furthest Aimags in Mongolia affected by the summer drought of 1999, and the intensely cold winter this year. The tragic scenes are vividly engraved into…

Review of the Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP): A review of humanitarian objectives achieved from October 1999 through April 2000 has begun. It is anticipated that the review will produce an inventory of accomplishments during this period. The review also intends…

Two MSF staff members arrived in Ulaan Bataar on March 13 to conduct an assessment in Mongolia. The worst winter (Dzud) in 30 years, which has followed the summer drought, has killed already 1.6 million livestock. The death of animal…

Dili, 15 March 2000 CLOSE TO 500 RETURNEES ARRIVE IN DILI ON SHIP An International Organization for Migration (IOM) ship carrying some 480 returnees from West Timor docked in Dili harbor this morning (just before 8am). The security procedures on arrival…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0057 OCHA Situation Report No. 6 Mongolia - Snowstorms 15 March 2000 The UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) in Mongolia reports on assessment missions to the worst affected areas Situation and Damage 1. Mongolia is suffering from an extreme climate disaster,…