Rapports

ISLAMABAD (May 26) XINHUA - A severe heat wave has gripped Pakistan as the maximum temperature touched the 50 degrees Celsius mark in several areas in the southern part of the country Friday. The heat wave in southern Punjab, upper Sindh…

General: The Hevi-Lift B206 helicopter, which was working alongside the PKF Chilean Puma helicopter to assist the victims of the recent floods in West Timor, rescued one West Timorese male on 24 May in the flooded river abounding the…

BOARD OF REVENUE BALOCHISTAN Subject: MAGNITUDE/DIMENSIONS OF DROUGHT IN BALOCHISTAN 1. BACKGROUND: The current drought situation has picked up in the course of last three years due to climatic changes, pressure on water resources in the face of competing…

Appeal Target: US$ 26,695 Geneva, 26 May 2000 Dear Colleagues, According to the UN and other sources, the drought situation in Pakistan is developing into one of the worst natural disasters in the country’s history with the provinces of…

BOARD OF REVENUE, SINDH GOVERNMENT OF SINDH MAY 2000 INTRODUCTION Relief For The Drought Affected People Of The Desert Area Of Thar And Arid Zone Of Kohistan BASIC FACTS The Thar region of Sindh is the largest desert area of Sindh with…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 25 May 2000 -- The Taliban bombardment of Taloqan on the night of 20 May in the northeastern Afghan province of Takhar has devastated the family of field worker Bashir…

Press Release SC/6866 The Security Council met this afternoon to hear an open briefing on the situation in East Timor. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said the overall security situation in East Timor had remained stable since his last…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0103 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Indonesia - Floods 25 May 2000 1. The following is an updated summary provided by the UNHCR/OCHA to date. Situation: The helicopter airlift of supplies to Malaka Barat, one of the worst affected sub-districts, continued…

Situation: The latest information on losses and damages in the drought-striken provinces of Balochistan and Sindh received from the Emergency Relief Cell (ERC), Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan is attached for your information. The data indicates the extent and…

UNDP's Emergency Response Division has allocated funds to help coordinate aid, and logistical responses to a massive drought in South and West Asia. So far, Afghanistan, India, Iran and Pakistan have been affected. The economic toll of the drought…