Informes

Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Situation Analysis of Tropical depessure: (According to Bulletin No.ATND-XII-11 DBKT, issued by the Hydro-meteorological Service of Vietnam in Hanoi at 09:00 AM on 01 December 1999). At 07:00 PM on 01 December 1999,…

Pledges and Contributions The Government of Japan has pledged USD 1.3 million for the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan, the largest mine action programme in the world. These funds will enable MAPA to continue operating until the end of the…

Lecture by Mrs Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, At the Istituto Studi di Politica Internazionale "On the Humanitarian Frontlines: New Challenges of Refugee Work" Milan, 1 December 1999 Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to warmly thank those who have contributed…

1- Surveillance Disease surveillance reporting through calendar week 43 has been forwarded by the Provincial Health Office. Data exist for weekly aggregate disease cases in the Belu District (see attached). Number of reporting locations and number of…

The United Nations team investigating human rights violations in East Timor has been interviewing eyewitnesses in the capital Dili, a UN spokesman in New York said today. The members of the international commission of inquiry have been meeting with eyewitnesses…

Highlights of the Noon Briefing By Fred Eckhard Spokesman for the Secretary-General UN Headquarters, New York The Spokesman noted reports from Afghanistan which said that the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, Erick de Mul, had been taken to the front lines north…

General: Although economic activity in Dili is increasing, widespread unemployment continues to jeopardise full recovery. Personal savings are dwindling, raising the possibility that impoverished populations may need shortly to divest their remaining assets. Humanitarian agencies report that real hardship exists…

A UNDP/CARITAS project is introducing new methods of using sweet potatoes AREP Support Project for Sweet Potato Cultivation Due to the current food crisis, UNDP, the Government and other aid organisations are working on ways to encourage farmers…

"I'm going home? I'm going home? Am I really going home?" asks an excited teenager as she meets with the Tracing team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Noelbaki camp for displaced people just…

Lecture by Mrs Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the "Martedisera" Speech Series of the Corporate Union of Turin "Can Business Help? Partnership and Responsibilities in Humanitarian Work" Turin, Italy, 30 November 1999 Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to…