Rapports

A serious drought is developing in South Asia that is already having severe consequences for the people there. The regions affected are South Afghanistan, South Pakistan and Northwest India. These areas are chronically prone to drought but the situation…

The three-year drought threatening millions of people across a swathe of South Asia has caused the break down of age-old systems of pastoral livelihoods. Oxfam warns today that if a catastrophe is to be prevented, national governments, international donors…

The hallmark of the Security Council's activities in April had been human security, Robert Fowler, Permanent Representative of Canada and President of the Security Council for that month, told journalists at a press conference at United Nations Headquarters today. Mr.…

From IOM Press Briefing Notes The return of Afghan refugees from Iran continues. On Thursday 27 May, IOM provided transport assistance to a total of 904 persons who had registered at the Suleimankhani Reception Center, south of Tehran and at…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 28 April 2000 -- About 4% of Afghanistan's population of 20 million--or 800,000 children, women and men--are disabled, said Peter Coleridge today in a press briefing at the Office of…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/ 0086 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Pakistan - Drought 28 April 2000 General Drought Situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan 1.Southern Afghanistan and southwestern Pakistan are experiencing a drought emergency. The general drought situation in each country is as follows: 2. In…

The United Nations has stepped up its appeal for funds in a campaign to help hundreds of thousands of Afghans disabled by the combined effects of war and poverty. With a population of 20 million, Afghanistan has 800,000 disabled people,…

Education: The UNICEF/OXFAM sponsored Teacher Training Programme is scheduled to commence during the first week of May in Dili. The workshop aims to train 30 teachers, who after completing the two-week training course, will return to the 13 districts to…

There is a continuing need to return displaced people in West Timor to their communities of origin in East Timor, in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin. The safe and orderly return transportation of displaced people is…

SAVE THE CHILDREN (UK) EMERGENCIES UNIT STATEMENT India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are all affected by a severe regional drought, and conditions are likely to worsen before the onset of the monsoon. The worst-affected areas are Rajasthan and North Gujurat in northern…