Rapports

BANGKOK, 4 June 2008 (IRIN) - On either side of the road from Shaudhkhali village to the Bogi forest range in coastal Sharankhola sub-district, the landscape is littered with thousands of shacks covered with blue polythene sheets, and graves…

BANGKOK, 27 May 2008 (IRIN) - More than three weeks after cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, killing some 78,000 people and leaving 56,000 others missing, health experts warn that the risk of diarrhoeal diseases will increase unless help is urgently…

WHO/HSE/EPR/DCE/2008.4. 1. BACKGROUND AND RISK FACTORS Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-East Asia, with a coastline of 2 400 km which largely forms the east coast of the Bay of Bengal. Three mountain ranges run north-to-south from the Himalayas…

KABUL, May 26 (Reuters) - The prevalence of HIV is low in Afghanistan, but the potential risk factors for the spread of the disease remain high, the Public Health Ministry said on Monday. So far 435 HIV positive cases…

SG/SM/11583 SC/9334 Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council debate on 'Post-Conflict Stabilization: Peace after War', in New York, today, 20 May: It is an honour to join you this morning. I am grateful to…

NAY PYI TAW, 17 May - The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee issued News Release No 1 today. The News Release No 1 is as follows: News Release No 1 1. In the Union of Myanmar, a severe…

NAY PYI TAW, 17 May - The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee issued News Release No 2 today. The News Release No 2 is as follows: News Release No 2 1. As the severe cyclone "Nargis" hit the…

NAY PYI TAW, 16 May-The National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee released an announcement yesterday. The Announcement is as follows:- 1. Some areas in Myanmar were hit severely by the Cyclone "Nargis". Now the nation is accepting the relief supplies donated by…

By Larry Jagan Tens of thousands of cyclone survivors are on the move in the Irrawaddy Delta, posing a challenge for international relief workers trying to reach them with aid. Meanwhile, children are at risk of being kidnapping and trafficked in…

Concern Worldwide is warning that thousands of people may still be at risk one week after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar. About 1.5 million people have been affected by the disaster and the true scale of the devastation is still…