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31 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of) + 2 others
Iraq: Situation Report - Week in Review, 15 - 31 Dec 2004

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— UN Assistance Mission for Iraq

OVERVIEW

HUMANITARIAN

The United Nations (UN) remains extremely concerned about the precarious situation of civilians remaining inside Fallujah and the estimated 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in surrounding areas as a result of the recent military offensive. While officially return has begun to the city, the reported high level of damage to homes and infrastructure as well as other factors including lack of schools and the prevalence of unexploded ordinances suggest that the return will be gradual.

The UN is actively liaising with the

31 Dec 2004

Afghanistan + 1 other
BAAG Afghanistan Monthly Review Dec 2004

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— British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group

Appointment of new cabinet

There was much speculation prior to the announcement, by President Karzai on 23rd December, of his new cabinet as to the balance that he would seek to achieve between technocratic competence and ethnic affiliations. There was also an awareness that he would need to repay favours amongst the Pushtun leadership for the very solid support that he received in the south of the country in the presidential elections on October 9th.

In the event, there was a strong emphasis on technocratic competence. However, the final outcome was felt by elements

29 Dec 2004

Afghanistan + 2 others
Afghanistan: Refugees and asylum seekers subjected to human rights abuses

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— IRIN

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

KABUL, 29 December (IRIN) - Afghan refugees in neighbouring countries and further afield continue to suffer human rights violations, rights advocates warned the Afghan government on Wednesday.

Their concerns follow recent reports that Greek police officers allegedly tortured a group of some 40 Afghan asylum-seekers, including at least 17 Afghans aged 15 to 17. The torture reportedly included severe beatings and death threats, taking place over several days in mid-December, according to Amnesty International (AI).

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27 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Bam: Reducing quake damage possible, says United Nations

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

IHA/976
NEW YORK, 25 December (OCHA) - One year after the earthquake that devastated Bam, Iran, most of the surviving 155,000 inhabitants of that city are still living in tents and temporary shelters.

On 26 December 2003, the quake, which measured 6.3 to 6.7 on the Richter Scale, destroyed some 80 per cent of Bam's buildings in 12 seconds, and killed more than 26,000 people. The majority of those who died or who were injured were crushed to death by falling rubble in their homes. The quake also destroyed or damaged all

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26 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: One year on, children of Bam still face challenges

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— UN Children's Fund

NEW YORK/ BAM, IRAN, 26 December 2004 - One year after the devastating earthquake in Bam, Iran, that took more than 30,000 lives, left some 80,000 people homeless and reduced the city to rubble and dust, the well-being of the children of the city must be the government's top priority, UNICEF said today.
"The tragedy that took place in Bam has provided an opportunity to introduce things that will make life better for children, like child-friendly schools, improved access to early child care and better water and sanitation facilities, especially for girls,"

25 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: Bam - Reducing quake damage possible says UN

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

New York, 25 December 2005: One year after the earthquake that devastated Bam Iran, most of the surviving 155,000 inhabitants of that city are still living in tents and temporary shelters.
On 26 December 2003, the quake, which measured 6.3 to 6.7 on the Richter Scale, destroyed some 80% of Bam's buildings in 12 seconds, and killed more than 26,000 people. The majority of those who died or who were injured were crushed to death by falling rubble in their homes. The quake also destroyed or damaged all 131 schools in or around the city, as well as all heath centres and

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23 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
News feature: Residents of quake-hit Bam still have urgent needs

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur

By Farshid Motahari, dpa

Bam, Iran (dpa) - To mark the occasion of the first anniversary of last December's devastating earthquake, Iranian President Mohammad Khatami will visit the south-eastern city of Bam.

Streets have been cleaned up, the container-like prefabricated houses are shining and the agonized residents are trying to look cheerful, at least for the president, with some even attempting a smile.

Just a day earlier, everything looked quite different. Hundreds of residents had gathered in Bam's district governor

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23 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: Bam, one year after the tragedy

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— Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

It's early morning on 26 December 2003: a terrible earthquake strikes in the south of Iran. In just a few seconds, the town of Bam and its historic citadel are almost completely destroyed. Close to 30,000 people perish beneath the rubble of their former dwellings and another 30,000 are injured; 75,000 are made homeless.

The international community takes swift measures to provide emergency relief to the survivors in what will be the most important operation the country has seen since the revolution in 1979. SDC's humanitarian aid intervenes as soon as the disaster is announced

22 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: Rababa's story

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Rababa and her son Hamed were in bed asleep when the earthquake hit. There wasn't even time to run outside as their home collapsed around them. For 4 hours they remained trapped until a neighbour came to their rescue, digging through the rubble.

Searching for her relatives, Rababa soon realised that many of them had died in this terrible disaster. Her father, a sister and her children and many cousins were among them. She was devastated.

Miraculously, Rababa and Hamed escaped the earthquake without physical injury apart from severe bruising. For

22 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of) + 1 other
Iran closes borders with Iraq for security reasons

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur

Teheran (dpa) - Iran has closed is borders with Iraq until further notice in response to the continuing violence in the Arab country, the IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an official statement.

The declaration, which came into immediate effect, is directed at Iranian pilgrims, and warned expressly against all illegal border crossing into Iraq.

On Sunday in the Shiite pilgrimage cities of Karbala and Najaf, more than 100 persons were killed in two car bomb attacks. dpa mu mga sc

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22 Dec 2004

Iraq + 1 other
Iran: Law enforcement officials ban travel to Iraq due to poor security

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— Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA -- A ban on the travel of Iranian nationals to Iraq's holy cities has been issued by the Law Enforcement Headquarters here on Wednesday until the peace and order situation in that country improves.
The headquarters' press center, in a statement published Wednesday, said that the prohibition was issued due to the worsening situation in Iraq and the growing possibility of a worsening of the

security situation in that country.

"All borders of Iran with Iraq are now closed and movements in and out of borders are prohibited until further

22 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: One year on, people of Bam still feel the effects of the devastating quake

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— Australian Red Cross

26 December 2004 will mark exactly one year since the devastating earthquake in the ancient city of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Bam, Iran, which killed tens of thousands of people and destroyed 85% of the city's infrastructure and buildings. Some 75,000 people were left homeless and nearly every family lost a member. Today thousands of people affected by the quake are still carrying the scars of the tragedy,

22 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: One year after the earthquake in Bam - Malteser help traumatised children

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Cologne/Bam - People in Bam are still suffering from the aftermath of the disastrous earthquake that struck the town one year ago. Peter Staudacher, Malteser programme coordinator in Bam states that 'children in particular remain traumatised. Many lost either one or both parents over night and, in addition, had to realise that their playmates and friends and are no longer alive'. He further notes that 'their mental and emotional well being caved in like the town's buildings.' Malteser Germany looks after these children in collaboration with a local

21 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
U.S. university offers help for earthquake damage in Bam, Iran

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— US Department of State

Catholic University develops architectural, urban designs

By Afzal Khan, Washington File Special Correspondent

Washington - A U.S. university is offering to help restore an ancient city in Iran that was devastated by an earthquake a year ago. The School of Architecture at Catholic University in Washington has conducted a semester-long study of the 2,000-year-old city of Bam and come up with architectural and urban designs that could be used by Iranian authorities to restore the city.

The "Bam Studio" project at

21 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
One year later, memories still haunt survivors of the Bam earthquake

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— IFRC

By Thorir Gudmundsson in Bam

Fariba Shahmorady stands by a table in the Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS) centre in Bam, finger-painting a serene picture of two swans swimming on a lake, with mountains in the background. The young Iranian woman explains that swans are a symbol of calm. She needs calm.

"I remember it all vividly," she says, referring to the morning of 26 December 2003 when a strong earthquake killed at least 26,000 people and destroyed 85 per cent of the buildings in Bam.

"I remember being under the rubble

21 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: The Bam earthquake - One year later

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— Mercy Corps

On the morning of December 26, 2003, a massive earthquake leveled the ancient city of Bam, Iran. Over 30,000 people were killed as once-vibrant neighborhoods suddenly fell to rubble. Nearly the entire infrastructure of the region, including roads, schools and hospitals, was destroyed or severely damaged. The health system was completely decimated: 122 clinics, hospitals and health houses were reduced to piles of rock and brick.

Instantly, more than 150,000 Iranians' lives changed forever.

Within hours of the devastating earthquake,

20 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: Bam earthquake - One year later, thousands still need psychological support

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— IFRC

One year after a violent tremor killed more than 26,000 people and destroyed 85% of the city of Bam, in south-eastern Iran, thousands of residents still suffer from the trauma caused by the devastating earthquake of 26 December 2003. Some 75 thousand people were left homeless and practically every family in the city of almost 120,000 has lost a parent, a child, a sibling or a friend.

The psychological disorders caused by the quake are characterized by sleep disorders, inability to carry out normal social functions, explosive behaviour, domestic violence and a dramatic

20 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran: One year after earthquake, 60,000 helped get back on their feet

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— World Vision

by Andrea Swinburne-Jones - Communications Officer

More than 60,000 people have been directly assisted by World Vision's earthquake response in Iran during the past year. Another 33,000 people will indirectly benefit from various projects.

Children made up approximately 50 per cent of people helped in the international relief and development agency's response in the city of Bam and surrounding areas. World Vision was in the south-west city of Iran within 48 hours of the earthquake striking on 26 December, 2003. After almost 12 months in Bam, World Vision's earthquake

20 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Bam earthquake: one year later, thousands still need psychological support

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— IFRC

87/04

Geneva, 20 December 2004 - One year after a violent tremor killed more than 26,000 people and destroyed 85% of the city of Bam, in south-eastern Iran, thousands of residents still suffer from the trauma caused by the devastating earthquake of 26 December 2003. Some 75 thousand people were left homeless and practically every family in the city of almost 120,000 has lost a parent, a child, a sibling or a friend.

The psychological disorders caused by the quake are characterized by sleep disorders, inability to carry out

20 Dec 2004

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Le tremblement de terre de Bam: un an après

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— Development and Peace

Malgré l'énorme travail accompli, les besoins des survivants restent pressants

Montréal, le 20 décembre 2004 - Dimanche prochain 26 décembre marque le premier anniversaire du tremblement de terre dévastateur qui a coûté la vie à 40 000 personnes dans la ville historique de Bam, en Iran. Près de 30 000 personnes ont été blessées, 85 000 se sont retrouvées à la rue et 90 % de la ville a été détruit.

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