Rapports

Mark A. Ritchie, Ph.D., Research Consultant Prepared for HelpAge International1 1. Introduction and Background to the Dzud Mongolian herders are experiencing the aftermath of the worst winter in 30 years, with at least 1.8 million livestock dead2 and climbing,…

13 April -- The United Nations mission in East Timor today reported that a $40 million plan to restore health services in the territory had been finalized following a three-week assessment effort by an international team of experts. The three-year…

Dili, 13 April MISSION RECOMMENDS OVERALL HEALTH PROGRAM A Joint Health Mission led by the World Bank and including representatives from AusAID, the European Union and Gulbenkian Foundation, from Portugal, concluded their three-week assessment today and agreed on a three year overall…

From WEEKLY NEWS 15/00 Severe drought is threatening more than 100,000 people in the province of Baluchistan, in south western Pakistan. With almost no rainfall for more than three years the livelihood of Baluch nomads, already fighting for survival in…

General/security The reporting period has been relatively quiet. There have been a number of incidents involving firing of small arms from the western side of the East/West Timor border to the eastern side, indicating a level of frustration on the…

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION – DILI OFFICE, EAST TIMOR (26 Mar - 01 Apr 2000) Infectious Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Preparedness Important points: One report of dengue haemorrhagic fever from Baucau. Measles continues. Results of investigations in Lautem – no…

Islamabad (Office of the United Nations Co-ordinator for Afghanistan), 13 April 2000 -- United Nations international staff returned to Kandahar, Afghanistan on April 12. The return followed several meetings between United Nations officials in Islamabad, Kabul, and Kandahar. In the…

ARANJI SUB-TEHSIL DISTRICT KHUZDAR, BALOCHISTAN (21 MARCH-27 MARCH 2000) MISSION COMPOSITION 1: MR. ASLAM KHAN (WFP) 2: MR. ABDUR REHMAN KHAN (UNICEF) 3: DR. GHULAM SARWAR (FAO) 1. Introduction The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MINFAL) on behalf of the Government of Pakistan…

BY GUY TOUSIGNANT, CARE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL [REPORT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL S/1999/957] I. INTRODUCTION Ambassador Van Walsum, distinguished Council Members and colleagues. The Secretary General's comprehensive Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict…

No. 2, 2000 - Rome, April 2000 Extracts from FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 2, 2000 HIGHLIGHTS FAO's first forecast of world cereal production in 2000 is 1 890 million tonnes, some 1 percent above 1999. Output of wheat is forecast at 595…