Rapports

By Terry Friel JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Eighteen months of brutal religious war have destroyed Indonesia's spice islands but such is the turmoil in the rest of the sprawling country that it is almost a side issue. The economy has…

Appeal no. 01.35/99 - Period covered: 1 September - 31 December 1999 Post disaster programmes initiated after the Aitape tidal wave in 1998, including a water and sanitation project, a community health project, a nutrition assessment and the reinforcement of disaster…

Appeal no. 01.29/99 Period covered: August to December 1999. Programme assessments and independent feedback from various sources indicate that the Federation assisted programmes are achieving their objectives, with quality services delivered to the intended beneficiaries. Areas which require improvement are being…

The third quarter distribution of drugs to hospitals got under way, and a distribution of maternity kits was completed. Trainers and volunteers are being trained regularly as part of the community based first aid programme. Assistance to flood victims…

Press Release GA/SHC/3563 - 19991117 Red Cross Official Says Environment 'More Volatile'; As Debate Ends, UNHCR Director Stresses Need for Stabilization, Post-Conflict Recovery A serious development of the last decade in refugee-related situations was the increased volatility of the environment under which…

IOM NEWS RELEASE No. 839 Geneva-New York - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has opened a new ferry return route to increase the overall pace and effectiveness of the return operation from West Timor to East Timor. Today, two…

appeal no. 01.33/99 15/09/1999 situation report no. 3 period covered: 20 May - 31 August 1999 While the core programmes consisting of health, disaster preparedness, and first aid training were effectively implemented, the Red Cross of the DPRK and the Federation…

Thousands of civilians in northern Afghanistan could suffer serious human rights abuses unless the international community takes action to protect them as the war in the area escalates, Amnesty International said today. The organization's warning follows reports of a major Taleban…

Despite slow funding, projects featured in the appeal are moving forward, notably the installation of safe water supplies, the training of health personnel and support for community health measures. Distribution of relief goods, a major logistics feat, has been almost…

Experts Urge Preparation to Avert Worst Natural Disaster International experts just returned from Tajikistan have concluded that early warning systems and preparedness for a breach of the Sarez Dam in the remote Pamir Mountains of Central Asia could mitigate what is…