Rapports

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 99/0088 Bangladesh - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 3 21 July 1999 General Situation 1. The Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Dhaka reports that continuous rain in most of Bangladesh contributed to the significant rise of water…

by Cynthia Glocker, Press Officer In the past four years, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has endured devastating floods, a destructive typhoon and most recently a drought. Consequently, malnutrition has contributed to the deaths of an estimated two million…

TASHKENT, July 20 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's warring Taleban militia and opposition alliance ended peace talks in neighbouring Uzbekistan on Tuesday without announcing significant progress. They agreed to hold further meetings to try to end an ongoing conflict despite the Taleban…

By Mike Collett-White TASHKENT, July 20 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's warring Taleban militia and opposition alliance failed to make a major breakthrough in peace talks in Uzbekistan on Tuesday, vowing only to continue the search for an end to 20 years…

Despite the high priority given to eliminating food shortages in Korea DPR caused by successive years of natural disasters and economic problems, much of the population faces the grim prospect of a continuing decline in nutritional standards, according to…

Afghanistan Support Group (ASG) A mission comprising representatives of past and future chairs of the ASG (Canada, Japan and Sweden) visited Kabul on 13th July to brief the authorities on the outcome of the ASG meeting held on 21st and…

S/1999/803 20 July 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH 1. The present report is submitted in pursuance of paragraph 14 of Security Council resolution 1246 (1999) of 11 June 1999, in which the Council requested me to keep it closely informed of the situation of…

A total of 14 402 cases of severe diarrhoea, including cholera cases, has been reported between 29 May and 12 July. The most affected area is Kabul province, Central region where nearly 7 000 cases have occurred. Out of…

DHAKA, July 20 (Reuters) - Heavy rains are frustrating rescue efforts in Bangladesh's flooded Comilla district where nearly 70,000 people have been shifted to shelters with many more still marooned, officials said on Tuesday. They said rains which ceased before…

Large Turnout For Registration Despite Continuing Security Concerns For Immediate Release: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Contact: Deanna Congileo Atlanta: 404-420-5117 Contact: Brent Preston or Gillian Flies Dili: 62-390-313-777 Background: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center are closely monitoring the public consultation process…