Rapports

George Foulkes, International Development Minister, today announced a doubling of assistance to East Timor to continue a programme of humanitarian relief for returning refugees. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Foulkes said, "We have now set aside £6.5 million…

Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 03 November 1999, 15:00 PM 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood damage potential: HIGH in the Centre 2. Situation Analysis of Floods on rivers in the Centre and…

Land preparation for the 1999/2000 winter grains has started. Planting may be hampered in the northern provinces, due mainly to upsurge in fighting. As the eight northern provinces together comprise some 40 percent of the country's irrigated cereal and…

Heavy rains, over several days in late October/early November, led to the worst flooding in decades in central coastal areas. Current reports indicate that around 550 people were killed and over 600 000 displaced. In addition damage to property…

19991103 "We could have a serious humanitarian disaster on our hands come December, unless we gain access to the large number of displaced persons within the country", Eric de Mul, Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, told correspondents at a Headquarters…

There is an urgent need to return East Timorese displaced from West Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia to their communities of origin in order for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development to begin as quickly as possible. The safe and orderly…

Beijing (dpa) - China on Tuesday admitted North Koreans were illegally crossing into Chinese territory and said the intruders would not be given refugee status. ''This issue does exist,'' foreign ministry spokesman Zhang Qiyue said in an under-stated acknowledgement that…

Yesterday, a ship from Kupang and two landing craft from Atapupu arrived in Dili carrying nearly 1300 returnees. Staff from the UN High Commission for Refugees estimate that to date, nearly 37,000 East Timorese have returned home. Following the departure…

Rome, 2 November 1999 - A Ministry of Foreign Affairs technical mission, composed of a doctor and a food aid expert from the Directorate General for Development Cooperation, began distributing a quantity of essential drugs today in Dili (East…

Scattered heavy rainfall in October increased moisture supplies for main season rice transplanting in main producing areas. Main season rice is planted in October/November to coincide with rains from the north east monsoon, for harvest from March onwards. In…