Évaluations

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…

This article appeared in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publication, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Vol. 46 / No. 24 MMWR 561, June 20, 1997. For the complete text of the article, including map and…

(30 MARCH - 5 MAY 1997) CLAUDE BRUDERLEIN: Team Leader ADEEL AHMED: Research Assistant UNITED NATIONS/NATIONS UNIES DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Policy and Analysis DivisionTABLE OF CONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYACKNOWLEDGMENTINTRODUCTIONMETHODOLOGY Section I Historical background 1.1 Afghanistan's early history 1.2 The modernization of Afghanistan 1.3 Afghanistan rapprochement with…

S P E C I A L A L E R T NO. 275 1. OVERVIEW Devastating floods in both 1995 and 1996 dealt a serious blow to the country's agriculture further constraining its ability to feed its population.…

Key Points Over the past two years there has been a remarkable transition in perceptions among Washington-based policy makers regarding the nature of the threat posed on the Korean Peninsula, from a focus on North Korea's nuclear…

OVERVIEW Further to GIEWS' Special Alert No. 265 of February 1996, an on-the-spot assessment of the 1996 Yala crop and the overall food supply situation has just been completed by FAO/GIEWS. The assessment is based on field visits to the…

An FAO/WFP review of the food supply situation in Korea DPR in April, found that since an earlier evaluation in December 1995, the situation had deteriorated more seriously than had been anticipated. The country's substantial food deficit remained largely unchanged,…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT By Sue Lautze NOTE: Sue Lautze is an independent contractor hired by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. Ms. Lautze traveled to North Korea to conduct an independent assessment of…

OVERVIEW A recent on-the-spot review by FAO and WFP, has found that since the joint Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission in December 1995, the food supply situation has deteriorated more seriously than had been anticipated. The mission had identified…