Rapports

ip/97/759 Brussels, 20 August 1997 The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth ECU 6.175 million for famine-stricken North Korea. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable non-governmental organisations to support a nutrition programme that is being…

John Yale has been named to a food-monitoring team slated to be based in North Korea and comprising one representative from each of five non-governmental organizations. Amigos Internacionales, CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps International, and World Vision have…

The Disaster The Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) reports that the current monsoon rains have caused almost all the major rivers in Myanmar to rise above the danger level, creating widespread flooding. The floods have affected many small villages and driven hundreds…

DATE=8/19/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-218737 TITLE=AFGHAN REFUGEES (S ONLY) BYLINE=SARAH HORNER DATELINE=SHER KHAN CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: IN AFGHANISTAN, PEOPLE FLEEING THE CAPITAL, KABUL, REPORT MANY DISPLACED CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN AREAS NORTH OF THE CAPITAL. A VOA REPORTER IN A SMALL VILLAGE NORTH OF KABUL SPOKE…

DATE=8/19/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-218712 TITLE=AFGHAN / U-N BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE U-N SECRETARY GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN HAS RESUMED HIS SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY IN THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY. AS VOA CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL REPORTS, THE ENVOY IS SCHEDULED TO MEET TUESDAY WITH ANTI-TALEBAN COMMANDERS…

Dear Friends, In response to the severe cyclone which hit the coast of Bangladesh on May 19, the Co-ordinating Office issued an Appeal on May 21 on behalf of ACT/Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), and revised it shortly…

New food shipment for North Korea Geneva, August 18, 1997 61 tons of emergency compact food along with 379,5 tons of Corn Soya Blend left Europe by ship in mid-July for China. The food will go by train to the…

The International Federation's worldwide appeal for funds to help the sick and starving in North Korea received a massive boost today with a donation of one million ringgit (SFr 546,000) from a prominent Malaysian businessman. Presenting the cheque to The Star managing…

By Sonia Winter Washington, 15 August 1997 (RFE/RL) In an unusual diplomatic move, the United States has decided to temporarily close the embassy of Afghanistan in Washington because of factional squabbling over the right to represent the country. State Department spokesman…

Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) West Africa: Sierra Leone B) East Africa: Great Lakes Regional, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda C) Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) D) Afghanistan…