Rapports

Period covered: May 16-30, 2000The procurement and delivery of relief assistance to the intended beneficiaries is underway, and while this disaster has been overtaken by the subsequent earthquake which struck Sumatra on 4 June, funds are…

(USDA to send 50,000 metric tons of commodities to World Food Program) Following is the text: (begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman June 15, 2000 STATEMENT BY RICHARD BOUCHER, SPOKESMAN USDA DONATION TO WORLD FOOD PROGRAM FOR NORTH KOREA Today the Department…

The UNHCR/IOM joint repatriation programme of Afghan refugees from Iran to Afghanistan continues to areas outside the drought affected provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, Farah and Nimroz. On Thursday 15 June, an IOM convoy repatriated 739 refugees from Tehran and Mashhad…

When the gigantic cargo plane carrying 83 metric tonnes of aid for Bengkulu's earthquake victims touched down at Jakarta's Sukarno-Hatta airport on 14 June, the chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia - PMI), Mr Mar'ie Muhammad,…

From WEEKLY NEWS 24/00 15 June 2000 On 14 June the International Federation launched an appeal for nearly 5,000,000 Swiss francs to assist the victims of the massive earthquake that devastated Bengkulu province in western Sumatra on 4 June. According to…

From WEEKLY NEWS 24/00 15 June 2000 Current high temperatures and little rainfall are making it difficult for nomadic Mongolian herdsmen and their livestock to recover from the worst winter weather in 30 years, locally called 'dzud'. According to the latest…

News Release No. 2000/419/S New Report Challenges Popular Notions about Origins of Civil Conflict WASHINGTON, June 15, 2000 - New World Bank research suggests that civil wars are more often fuelled by rebel groups competing with national governments…

(USDA says 50,000 tons of wheat to go to North Korea) The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced June 15 that it will donate 50,000 metric tons of wheat to the World Food Program's emergency feeding efforts in North Korea. Following is…

World Health Organization, Dili Office, East Timor, in collaboration with the Infectious Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness Unit of the Interim Health Authority, UNTAET (28/05/2000-03/06/2000) Important points: A laboratory confirmed case of typhoid, and cases of clinically suspected measles and meningitis reported…

Human Resources Development Project 15 March - 15 June 2000 1. Background The violence which followed the referendum in East Timor in September 1999 resulted in severe damage to the health care infrastructure and a loss of a large number of…