Rapports

Hon Matt Robson New Zealand is donating NZ$100,000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross appeal for the Mekong Basin, including Vietnam and Cambodia, following severe flooding in South East Asia, Associate Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Robson announced today. "Millions…

PHNOM PENH (Sept. 21) XINHUA - U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Kent M. Wiedemann announced Thursday the donation of an additional 302,000 U.S. dollars to help families and individuals who have suffered from the prolonged severe flooding in the country,…

ATLANTA (September 21, 2000) -- CARE, the international relief and development organization, is increasing its assistance to flood victims in Cambodia and Vietnam, as swollen rivers in the Mekong River watershed area claim more lives. Cambodia's National Committee for Disaster Management…

On September 14 (Thu), the Government of Japan decided to extend to the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia emergency grant aid of 100,000 US dollars and emergency material aid (equivalent to about 20 million yen) including tents, blankets…

Oxfam Hong Kong, together with other Oxfams working in the region (Community Aid Abroad, Oxfam Great Britain, Oxfam America and NOvib) are looking at the floods with a regional lens, and are keen on joint initiatives that will respond…

The worst flooding in a generation has affected millions of people along the banks of the Mekong river in South-East Asia. Unseasonably early and heavy monsoon rains have hit Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam submerging vast areas of farm land and forcing…

Introduction In response to the extensive and prolonged flooding of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Cambodia, the UN system under the hospices of the office of the UN Resident Coordinator has activated the UN Disaster Management Team, as…

Geneva, 20 September, 2000 Early and heavy monsoon rains since early July this year have caused widespread flooding in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. It is estimated that as many as four million people may be affected by the floods…

The worst floods in over 70 years have hit South East Asia, forcing hundreds of thousands of people in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos to flee their homes and killing countless lifestock. More than one hundred people have been killed and…

At least 100 people are known dead and tens of thousands have been forced to abandon their homes as the rising waters of the Mekong River combined with violent tropical storms bring potential catastrophe to the Mekong region. Already,…