Rapports

(September 1, 1999, New York) -- In the wake of a new militia attack near United Nations headquarters in Dili, East Timor on Wednesday night, Human Rights Watch called for immediate suspension of all military training and assistance programs to…

Richard C. Hottelet As Afghanistan approaches its 20th winter of war, its nightmare grows ever more bizarre and dangerous. The fundamentalist Islam at the heart of the civil war threatens to spread throughout the region. Foreign powers, purporting to devise…

Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood Damage Potential: HIGH in the Red River Delta, the Mekong River Delta (see attached maps). 2. Situation Analysis of Floods on Rivers in the North,…

At a glance economic collapse is creating widespread food shortages malnutrition: 16% of children are acutely malnourished and 60% are stunted breakdown in health services working with the Ministry of Public Health to improve the skills of nursery and hospital staff…

The World Food Programme Executive Director, Catherine Bertini, visited DPRK for the third time between 5- 10 August. She was accompanied by Judy Cheng-Hopkins, Director of the Asia Bureau and Aleesa Blum Chief, Resources Mobilisation Service for the Americas, Australia…

Ministry for Foreign Affairs - Press Release 31 August 1999 - Unofficial translation The five Nordic Foreign Ministers have signed a declaration urging the international community to put a stop to the use of child soldiers. "We know that it is…

At a glance extreme poverty - two decades of civil war have left many families destitute education - girls are not allowed to attend school disability - thousands of children have been injured by mines and unexploded bombs health - Afghanistan has…

For many years Indonesia has experienced substantial movements of population as a direct result of government policies. Transmigration programmes implemented during Suharto's rule Tresulted in the movement of 1.6 million people, mostly from Java, Bali and Madura to Kalimantan, Sumatra,…

Prepared by: UNDP/MARD - DISASTER MANAGEMENT UNIT, VIE/97/002 1. Summary of Current Disaster Conditions in Vietnam 1. Flood Damage Potential: HIGH in the Red River Delta, the Mekong River Delta and the Thai Binh River (see attached maps). 2. Situation Analysis of Floods on…

Update on Displacement Kabul Area In Kabul, displacement is continuing from the Shomali Valley on a daily basis. It is now estimated that as many as 40,000 individuals may have arrived in the capital since the recent fighting. New arrivals confirm…