Afghanistan
The Drought While most media attention has been focused on the drought in southern Afghanistan, as earlier noted, other parts of Afghanistan are beginning to feel the effects of the drought as well. In western Afghanistan, the drought situation is…
Afghanistan
From IOM PRESS BRIEFING NOTES by Niurka Piñeiro, IOM Spokesperson Since the IOM/UNHCR operation began on 9 April, IOM has helped 18,318 Afghan refugees to return to Afghanistan. On Monday May 22, IOM provided secondary transport to a total of…
Afghanistan + 2 more
The drought situation in South Asia is deteriorating. With temperatures soaring up to 50=B0C during the day, and no rainfall expected until late this summer or in the fall, people are getting more and more desperate. According to a…
Afghanistan
The UNHCR Deputy Director for Central Asia, South-West Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, Ms. Maureen Connelly, is currently visiting Pakistan for an assessment of gender equity of Afghan refugee women. "My purpose is to look at gender…
Afghanistan + 2 more
Cynthia Long, Managing Editor, DisasterRelief.org The fourth year of searing drought in South Asia is taking a heavy toll--dead livestock are scattered across a desiccated, dusty landscape, wells have run dry, and thousands of people are wandering from their homes…
Indonesia + 1 more
From IOM Press Briefing Notes by Niurka Piñeiro, IOM Spokesperson IOM teams working around the clock the past six days have evacuated over 5,000 people from areas affected by deadly flooding around Betun near the West Timor border. The number…
Pakistan
BEIJING (May 23) XINHUA - The Red Cross Society of China ( RCSC) today announced a 50,000-U.S.-dollar donation for disaster victims in Pakistan. A RCSC spokesman said the donation was provided to Pakistan because the country has been suffering from…
Indonesia
Les violentes émeutes, qui se sont déclarées ces derniers jours sur l'île d'Ambon, dans l'archipel des Moluques, ont contraint Action contre la Faim et Médecins sans Frontières à interrompre temporairement leurs opérations dans cette province d'Indonésie. Les affrontements actuels et…
Indonesia
JAKARTA (May 22) XINHUA - The death toll from last week's floods that caused extensive damage in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province increased to 160 persons and 120 others are still missing, according to reports reaching here Monday. The rains,…
Indonesia
Week 20/2000 Source : WHO West Timor Reported on May 22, 2000 from WHO Kupang and WHO Jakarta Background During the last week, severe weather conditions have caused flooding in Belu District of West Timor. Reports suggest a number of factors coincided…
