Rapports

A huge tidal wave caused by a typhoon has created heavy damage along the west coast of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Coinciding with an exceptionally high tide, the wall of sea water swept inland in the…

Myanmar's worst floods for decades have killed at least 13 people and affected more than 360,000 people. The Myanmar Red Cross Society, with Federation support, has launched a relief operation that will immediately assist 55,000 of the most vulnerable by…

(extract) WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme Report No. 38 of 1997 Date: 19 September 1997 This report includes: A) Afghanistan B) Iraq C) Bosnia and Herzegovina D) East Africa: Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda E)…

ROME -- Nutritional data collected under government auspices shows that an average of 17 percent of young children surveyed in North Korea are seriously undernourished, the World Food Programme reported today. "Without adequate assistance we can expect massive mortality in the…

Famine conditions in North Korea are jeopardizing the lives of hundreds of thousands of the country's population, leading to a migration emergency. Regional governments have been hesitant to address the issue of famine-induced migration, and the lack of action…

By Bruce Pannier and Yakub Turan Prague, 19 September 1997 (RFE/RL) -- The battle for the last large city in Afghanistan not held by the Taliban movement, Mazar-i-Sharif, spread northward September 17. The Taliban briefly held parts of Mazar-i-Sharif last…

Situation Update A clearer picture is emerging of the food crisis in North Korea, with eyewitness accounts relating a grim prognosis for the coming harvests while attesting that international food aid is helping to prevent famine from sweeping the country. Reports…

Friday, 19 September 1997: UNICEF today warned that emergency food aid is only a partial solution to the present crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and that broader and longer-term measures such as those in health…

DATE=9/18/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-220062 TITLE=AFGHAN FIGHTING (S) BYLINE=MEREDITH BUEL DATELINE=ISLAMABAD CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE TALEBAN HAVE REPORTEDLY OFFERED TO HELP THE UNITED NATIONS EVACUATE AID WORKERS FROM THE OPPOSITION STRONG HOLD OF MAZAR-I-SHARIF. AS VOA CORRESPONDENT MEREDITH BUEL EXPLAINS -- FIERCE ARTILLERY DUELS…

Ref:DHAGVA - 97/0514 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Yangon informs that the UN Disaster Management Team (UNDMT) has returned from a field mission to the Mon State to assess the impact of the recent floods and to identify priority…