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I. INTRODUCTION 1. On 20 January 2005, the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) of the Ministry of Finance (MOF) requested technical assistance (TA) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the Government of Thailand in developing a subregional development plan…

In recent years, Afghanistan has been challenged by war, droughts, famines and civil instability, with subsequent destruction of health infrastructure. In the face of such challenges, mothers and children, especially neonates, are often the most vulnerable. As in many…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To provide the foundation for a targeted humanitarian response for the recovery and rehabilitation of Nias and Simeulue, following the dual 9.0 and 8.7 earthquakes, IOM conducted a needs andaspirations assessment covering 20 and 5 sub-districts respectively. This…

AFRICA: In eastern Africa, heavy rains and floods have caused loss of life and destroyed crops and infrastructure in several countries. However, prospects for current crops have improved. In southern Africa, cereal import requirements in 2005/06 (excluding South Africa) are…

Risk Assessment: The pattern of the Country Stability index corresponds directly to the curve development of the Forceful Actions. The Forceful Actions curve shows a decline since June 2004 what was interpreted by some to mean an end of insurgency…

Risk Assessment: The Relative Forceful Actions curve for Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) shows a marked rise starting from the month of March, while during the same period, the Country Stability index declines accordingly. These changes of the graphs in first instance can…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the wake the powerful 28 March 2005 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra there was a pressing need for a comprehensive damage assessment of the islands of Nias and Simeulue. The International Organization for Migration and…

Members: Merete Johansson, Chief, Asia & Pacific Section, CRD, OCHA Geneva Terje Skavdal, Deputy Head of Office, ROAP, OCHA Bangkok Purpose: To review current challenges related to natural disaster management, the Manam Island IDP situation (following volcanic eruption), and make recommendations as to…

1- BACKGROUND On December 26th 2004, an earthquake of magnitude 9 on the Richter scale triggered a tsunami that overwhelmed the coastal area of several countries of Indian Ocean [Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Maldives, Somalia...]. Epicentre…

Prepared By Asian Development Bank Japan Bank for International Cooperation and World Bank Colombo, Sri Lanka January 10 -- 28, 2005 A. INTRODUCTION 1. At the request of the Government of Sri Lankan (GOSL), a joint mission comprising of…