Informes

S P E C I A L R E P O R T1. Overview Continuous civil strife since 1979 has seriously disrupted the Afghan economy and damaged much of the country’s infrastructure. Large numbers of population have…

Oxfam UK and Ireland has just made a brief assessment of the situation in North Korea, jointly with CAA - Oxfam's sister organisation in Australia - and Oxfam Hong Kong. Serious drought has destroyed 70% of the staple maize crop, making…

DATE=8/6/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-218173 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (L) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TALEBAN SAY THEY HAVE PUSHED BACK OPPOSITION FORCES FROM THE OUTSKIRTS OF KABUL AFTER FIERCE FIGHTING NORTH OF AFGHANISTAN'S CAPITAL. CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL REPORTS. TEXT: TALEBAN SOLDIERS SAY THEY HAVE CAPTURED THE…

AA31 6 August1997 I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide $3.5 million in food aid for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the latest international appeal issued by the World Food Programme (WFP). The additional…

By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG, Aug 6 (Reuter) - Famine in North Korea has worsened sharply and people in the Stalinist state are…

Washington and Seoul have again ruled out large-scale food aid to North Korea unless it joins peace talks - despite warnings that millions face starvation from famine there. Desperate for money to ease the strain, reports Gemini News Service,…

John Zubrzycki, Special to The Christian Science Monitor KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- As forces opposing the Taliban militia edge near to the Afghan capital of Kabul, the bombed-out highway leading toward the safety of the Pakistani border is packed with refugees. But there…

Pledges and contributions The Government of Sweden donated US$1,698,596 to ICRC/SRC and US$ 255,428 to IFRC/SRC for their relief activities in Afghanistan. The Government of Italy pledged US$887,574 to UNHCR for activities supporting Afghan…

DATE=8/1/97 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-37146 TITLE=AFGHAN MALIK BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: AFGHAN OPPOSITION GENERAL ABDUL MALIK HAS ONCE AGAIN WARNED THE TALEBAN TO WITHDRAW FROM KABUL OR FACE A BLOODY BATTLE FOR THE CAPITAL. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH V-O-A, GENERAL MALIK SAID HE IS…

ABSTRACT North Korea's economic reform began in the mid-1980s. It was motivated by the increasing seriousness of the problems typical of centrally planned socialist economies. In general, the country's reforms have so far been limited both in scope…