Informes

DATE=12/3/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-223578 TITLE=INDONESIA FIRES / L-O BYLINE=JENNY GRANT DATELINE=JAKARTA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: U-S FIRE FIGHTERS HEADED HOME FROM INDONESIA, WEDNESDAY, AFTER BATTLING BLAZES FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS. FROM JAKARTA, JENNY GRANT REPORTS -- ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY SMOKE HAS LIFTED FROM SOUTH…

period covered: 3 November - 27 November 1997 The smog/haze that has choked much of south east Asia is clearing with the belated arrival of the monsoon. The Indonesian Red Cross is preparing to launch a health education campaign and a…

Troubled region hit by drought In September two ICRC delegates, one of whom was a doctor, and two members of the Indonesian Red Cross Society (PMI) conducted a mission to the troubled region of Irian Jaya. Their findings indicated that…

ICRC NEWS 47 ** SHORT MENU.... IRIAN JAYA: HUNGER THREATENS PEOPLE OF PARCHED HIGHLANDS: A joint survey team from the ICRC and the Indonesian Red Cross Society has been in Irian Jaya since 19 November to assess the food needs of…

Appeal Target : US$ 363,835 Dear Friends, Unprecedented drought and extensive forest fires have created havoc in the largest island of the Melanesian archipelago. The island comprises Irian Jaya (Indonesia) in the west and Papua New Guinea in…

AA67 I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide $1 million in humanitarian relief to the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya where some 400 000 people face starvation due to the continuing drought. Australia will provide $500 000 in response to…

Indonesian Forest Fires AusAID Update 20/11/97 AUSTRALIAN AID - INDONESIAN FOREST FIRES AND DROUGHT The Australian Government has committed up to $2.5 million to provide assistance to Indonesia during the current crisis caused by the large forest fires burning across many parts…

(6:06pm AEDT) The smoky haze that has choked much of South East Asia for months is finally clearing, with the arrival of the monsoon season. Ginny Stein reports a sharp decline in forest fires in Indonesia is also a reason for…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0853 United Nations Appeal for Emergency Relief Assistance General Situation 1. Large areas of central Irian Jaya continue to be severely affected by a drought that is creating major food shortages. The annual dry season, that usually spans the…

AA61 I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide $280 000 to the Australian Red Cross Society to assist Indonesia to overcome the effects of the continuing smoke and haze blanketing the archipelago. The funding, to be provided by AusAID, follows…