Rapports

GENERAL SITUATION 1. THE GOVERNMENT REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY SITUATION IS NOW OVER. AS OF 17 JUNE, 383 WILDFIRES IN THE TERRITORIES OF 14 PROVINCES OF MONGOLIA HAD BEEN COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED. 2. NEVERTHELESS, THE GOVERNMENT INFORMED ALL PARTIES TO REMAIN ON…

At the invitation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the president of Food for the Hungry International (FHI), Ted Yamamori visited the country of North Korea in April 1996 to assess the needs first hand and follow-up…

By Mure Dickie YANJI, China, June 15 (Reuter) - The Red Cross warned on Saturday of outbreaks of measles and diarrhoea among North Korean children, malnourished after the worst floods in a century devastated crops last year. In this Chinese…

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) 1. A United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued 6 June. USD 43.6 million is required for emergency assistance for July 1996 to March 1997. Food aid needs…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC 20523 THE NEW USAID PRESS OFFICE Contact:Vicky Jaffe or Jay Byrne (202) 647-4274 #96-44 In response to the food emergency in North Korea, the U.S.…

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…

NEW YORK, 6 June (Department of Humanitarian Affairs)-- The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Yasushi Akashi, today announced the launching of the United Nations consolidated inter-agency appeal for flood-related emergency humanitarian assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The appeal…

UNDP FLASH! UNDP FUNDS RELIEF AFTER BANGLADESH TORNADO. UNDP has allocated $1 million for housing and other assistance for victims of a tornado that swept through the Districts of Tangail and Jamalpur in northern Bangladesh last month. The tornado killed…