Rapports

Islamabad - Hundreds of thousands of poor Afghans need urgent assistance to survive the harsh conditions of a severe drought hitting this war-torn country the second consecutive year, the UN World Food Programme warned today. "There are no walking skeletons yet,…

Dhaka (dpa) - At least 28 people were killed and a 100 are missing after two river ferries capsized in central Bangladesh during a tropical storm, the state run radio said in Dhaka Tuesday. The radio said the two…

Jakarta (dpa) - At least six people were killed and 50 wounded when Indonesian security forces opened fire to disperse mobs of warring Moslems and Christians in the troubled Moluccas islands, local reports said Monday. The latest round of sectarian…

Quick Impact Projects: To date, out of approximately 100 received proposals, 44 proposals have been approved under the UNTAET Trust Fund. In addition, 55 proposals under the OCHA Fund and four projects under UNHCR's Qip impact projects have been…

OCHA/GVA 2000/0087 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Wind and Hail Storm 2 May 2000 Disaster Situation 1. On 21 April a ferocious northwesterly wind travelling at a speed of 120 kilometres an hour traversed the Districts of Netrokona and Rangpur in…

Large parts of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are reeling under the effects of a severe drought. An almost total lack of precipitation these past few months preceded by poor rainfall over the last three years has had a devastating…

The first land border crossing between East Timor and Indonesia opened today in Batugade. This crossing will be staffed by five international customs and immigration officers and nine Timorese personnel. On Saturday, the East Timor Postal Service was inaugurated in Dili.…

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR MACHETES AND STICKS Dili, 1 May 2000 The Transitional Administrator, Sergio Vieira de Mello, declared a policy of zero tolerance for individuals carrying objects that could be used as weapons, such as machetes, knives, iron bars, clubs or…

Atlanta (May 1, 2000): - The international relief and development agency CARE announced today that it is responding to severe drought in western India and central and southern Afghanistan. In India, the agency is expanding an existing food program for…

Disaster Situation Mongolian herders experienced the worst winter in the last 30 years. The temperature dropped 5 to 10 degrees Centigrade below the average winter temperature. The lowest temperature was recorded at minus 46 degrees centigrade in some areas, the…