Afghanistan
DATE=10/3/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220772 TITLE=TAJIK REFUGEES (L) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE U-N REFUGEE AGENCY (U-N-H-C-R) IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO TRY TO RESCUE MORE THAN SEVEN-THOUSAND TAJIK REFUGEES STRANDED IN A CONFLICT ZONE IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN. LISA SCHLEIN IN GENEVA REPORTS THE…
Papua New Guinea
FURTHER RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PARTS OF PNG Further rain has fallen in various parts of PNG. Kiunga, in the Western Province, already the subject of a number of supply flights, has recorded the heaviest falls with 73 millimetres. Lae has…
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DATE=10/2/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220733 TITLE=HEALTH/NORTH KOREA (L-ONLY) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION -- OR W-H-O -- WARNS IN A REPORT ISSUED THURSDAY THAT NORTH KOREA FACES A CRITICAL HEALTH SITUATION AND NEEDS INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. LISA SCHLEIN IN GENEVA…
Afghanistan
DATE=10/2/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220721 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING UPDATE (S) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: AT LEAST 150 CIVILIANS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN KILLED DURING HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN AFGHAN CITY OF MAZAR-I-SHARIF. AS VOA CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL EXPLAINS -- RESIDENTS ARE FLEEING THE TALEBAN'S CONTINUING BOMBARDMENT…
Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuter) - Changing wind patterns have brought much-needed rain and relief to several of the fire-hit areas of Indonesia, the meteorological office in Jakarta said Thursday. Smoke from huge forest and farmland fires in Indonesia has created a choking haze…
Afghanistan
Communication to the press No. 97/27 Geneva (ICRC) - Following the renewed outbreak of fierce hostilities in and around Mazar-i-Sharif, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about the plight of the civilian population, which has…
Afghanistan
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Addressing the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged them to renew their efforts "so that Afghanistan can escape this spiral of violence and destruction, and begin to live again as…
Afghanistan
Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan WEEKLY UPDATE Issue No. 234 Pledges and contributions The government of Australia has this week announced its intention to donate US$370,000 to the UNOCHA Mine Action Programme. The donation will allow 30 teams of 30 deminers to continue working…
Indonesia
Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0523 South-East Asia - Environmental Emergency DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 4 2 October 1997 DISASTER SITUATION 1. Fires continue do burn out of control in the islands of Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya, causing heavy…
Bangladesh
Weekly News The cyclonic storm that hit the southern coast of Bangladesh on 27 September killed at least 27 people, injured 1,529 and destroyed 71,800 houses. Bangladesh Red Crescent volunteers assisted in the massive evacuation of 750,000 people after storm warnings had…
