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24 Dec 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea - Volcanic Eruption OCHA Situation Report No. 4

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002/0233
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Papua New Guinea (PNG) - Volcanic eruption
commenced: 5 August 2002

This situation report is based on information provided by OCHA's Regional Disaster Response Adviser for the Pacific, based in Suva, Fiji. Sources include the United Nations Country Team, PNG National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), University of PNG, Kimbe Vulcanological Observatory, Emergency Management Australia, and AusAID, notably their field officer in West New Britain.

The Ongoing Eruption

1. Although steam and fumes are still

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20 Dec 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Appeal No. 01.70/2003

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03 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 24 others
UNICEF to pick up pace on girls' education

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— UN Children's Fund

Major Campaign to Get Girls into School in 25 Priority Countries
DAR ES SAALAM / GENEVA, 3 December 2002 - Declaring that "the education of girls is key to real progress in overcoming poverty," UNICEF today announced a major initiative to get girls into school in 25 priority countries, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Speaking to a meeting of African education ministers here, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy announced the "25 by 2005" campaign to eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary

22 Nov 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Volcanic Eruption Information Bulletin No. 02/02

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— IFRC

This Information Bulletin is for information only. The Federation is not seeking any funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.
The eruption of Mt. Pago Volcano, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, early on 5 August caused serious environmental damage to areas up to 20 km away, particularly in the western and north. Ashes and acid rains have poisoned crops, fruits and vegetables leaving people with no basic food supply. According to the report by Rabaul Volcanological Observatory (RVO), the eruption is not violent, but constant emission of

11 Nov 2002

Afghanistan + 22 others
Use of modern technology for disaster management in Asia-Pacific focus of UN meeting

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— UN News Service

Harnessing modern technology and increasing regional cooperation in disaster preparedness could save lives and help prevent some of the billions of dollars in property damage each year across Asian and the Pacific, United Nations officials stressed today at a meeting in Bangkok.
"Many lives could be saved and tragedy mitigated, if effective disaster management measures are undertaken," Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), said in an opening address to the UN

30 Oct 2002

Cambodia + 5 others
UNICEF urges demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers in Asia

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Up to one quarter of the world's child soldiers in East Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 30 October - Noting that up to one quarter of the world's estimated 300,000 child soldiers are currently serving in the East Asia and Pacific region, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Wednesday called for new and concerted efforts to demobilize them and assist their reintegration into society.

In launching the results of a new study on child soldiers, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy said that the use of children as soldiers by government and non-state armies should be

25 Oct 2002

Papua New Guinea
PNG volcano erupts, spewing ash on to town

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— Reuters - AlertNet

PORT MORESBY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A volcano which destroyed the Papua New Guinea town of Rabaul in 1994 is again erupting, spewing volcanic ash on to homes and forcing the nation's carrier Air Nuigini to suspend flights to the port.

A Rabaul volcanologist said Mount Tavurvur on New Britain island began erupting on Sunday with a series of large explosions, but the eruption was not regarded as serious at this stage as activity had subsided in recent days.

''I can see an ash plume coming out,'' Ima Itikarai, head of the Rabaul Volcanological Observatory, told Reuters on Friday.

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12 Oct 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pago volcano update 12 Oct 2002

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— European Volcanological Society

On Friday 11th of October, local scientists warned that an ongoing volcanic eruption which has already forced thousands from their homes in northern Papua New Guinea could escalate, but probably not with a catastrophic explosion that other observers have predicted.
Volcanologist Steve Saunders, who monitors Pago daily from nearby Rabaul, said he expects only that the current low-level eruption will continue.

Pago is presently releasing streams of lava at about 1,000 degrees Celsius (1,832 degrees Fahrenheit), but is

11 Oct 2002

Papua New Guinea
PNG scientists play down danger of volcanic eruption

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— Agence France-Presse

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (AFP) - Scientists in Papua New Guinea on Friday dismissed as exaggerated reports that a local volcano was on the verge of a catastrophic eruption that would threaten tens of thousands of lives.

"This is exaggerated and very alarmist," said Ima Itikarai, chief seismologist with the Rabaul Volcano Observatory on New Britain Island, where the Witori volcano is located.

Itikarai said his team's measurements of seismic activity around Witori gave no indication that a major eruption was at hand.

"The likelihood of a catastrophic

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09 Oct 2002

Papua New Guinea
Massive Papuan volcano poised to blow its top: New Scientist

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— Agence France-Presse

PARIS, Oct 9 (AFP) - A volcano in Papua New Guinea is showing signs of making a catastrophic eruption that could threaten up to tens of thousands of lives and temporarily affect the Earth's climate with its dust plume, New Scientist says.

Part of the volcano's system has been pumping out lava and disgorging rocks and ash for more than two months, and 15,000 people have been evacuated, the British science weekly says.

But experts are worried that these rumblings are merely signs of much worse to come, it says.

Pago, the volcano that has been making

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01 Oct 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pago volcano update 01 Oct 2002

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— European Volcanological Society

As of the 29th of September, the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) has reported that The volcano continues to erupt, expelling steam and a thin vapour plume from vents near Mt. Pago's summit to the northwest over the Hoskins Peninsula. Lava continues to flow into the wider Witori Caldera basin, but is contained by its wall. Low-level seismicity of a volcanic nature suggests that activity will continue, and ground deformation along the western part of the caldera floor continues at a slow rate. Monitoring about 3km southwest of the summit has shown

30 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Direct Relief's programme activities update Sep 2002

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— Direct Relief

Recipient: Kimbe Hospital
Shipment Date: 9/13/2002 Value: $15,509
Following small earthquakes and tremors which began in early July 2002, the Mount Pago Volcano, in Papua New Guinea's West New Britain Province, began spewing thick dark gray ash and sulfurous fumes. There was also fear that the Witori volcano, situated next to the Pago volcano, would become active. More than 10,000 people were evacuated from surrounding villages to the provincial capital of Kimbe, situated 50 kilometers north of the volcano, and nine care centers were built to accommodate the evacuees.

27 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea - Volcanic Eruption OCHA Situation Report No. 3

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002/0199
OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Papua New Guinea - Volcanic eruption
commenced: 5 August 2002

This situation report is based on information provided by OCHA's Regional Disaster Response Adviser currently in Kimbe, working alongside the PNG National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and AusAID team that is supporting the West New Britain Provincial Disaster Committee.

The Ongoing Eruption

1. The volcano continues to erupt, expelling steam and a thin vapour plume from vents near Mt. Pago's summit to the

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24 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pago volcano update 24 Sep 2002

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— European Volcanological Society

According to the latest report from USGS team (September 22), eruptive activity is still continuing.This week as many as 10,000 people are still evacuated from the immediate area around Pago. Sporadic explosions, ashfall, and an erupting lava flow are clear signs that the volcano is not yet finished. Pago can produce large explosive eruptions that would endanger as many as 30,000 people within 19 miles. Scientists are now establishing the first ever monitoring network on the volcano, even while it erupts unpredictably. Volcano monitoring is desperately

21 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Emergency assistance for earthquake disaster in Northwestern Papua New Guinea

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— Government of Japan

1. On Saturday September 21, the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance goods equivalent to about six million yen, comprising 1,000 plastic canteens, 1,000 towels, five electric generators, 500 blankets, and 20 rolls of plastic sheets, to the Government of Papua New Guinea, which has sustained great damage from an earthquake.

2. Before dawn on Monday September 9, an earthquake registering 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit a point 95km west-northwest of Wewak city in East Sepik Province in Papua New Guinea causing great

19 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002/0185
OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Papua New Guinea - Earthquake
19 September 2002

This situation report is based on information provided by a small UNDAC team currently in Wewak assisting the East Sepik Provincial Disaster Committee, supplemented by information available at the national and international level.

Situation

1. It is 10 days since a 7.6 earthquake shook the north coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG) 95km west-northwest of Wewak, capital of East Sepik Province, at 0444 hours (local) on Monday

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17 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Pago volcano update 17 Sep 2002

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— European Volcanological Society

According to the Papua New Guinea information, monitoring equipment from the USGS and Japan will be arriving soon to monitor such volcanoes as Pago. "The team of experts from the US Geological Survey, including Andy Lockhart, Jeff Marso and Elliot Endo will work with their PNG counterparts Ima Itikarai, John Bosco and Jonathan Kuduon to install seismic stations, not only on Mount Pago, but on other volcanoes as well."
Mt Pago danger not over

General information :

Mount Pago in West New Britain could

13 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
Thousands in need following PNG quake

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— Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Disaster relief authorities in Papua New Guinea say they are still struggling to get assistance to up to 5,000 people affected by a big earthquake that struck the north coast five days ago.

The National Disaster Management office says about 2,000 people lost their homes and up to 3,000 are without adequate water or shelter.

The quake, which registered 7.6 on the Richter scale, hit the Wewak area on Monday.

Four people have been confirmed killed.

13/09/2002 20:17:05 | ABC Radio Australia News

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13 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
PNG emergency authorities struggle with multiple disasters

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— Agence France-Presse

PORT MORESBY, Sept 13 (AFP) - Authorities in Papua New Guinea were still struggling Friday to get assistance to up to 5,000 people affected by a massive earthquake that struck the north coast five days ago, officials said.

Around 2,000 people lost their homes and another 2,000-3,000 are without adequate water or shelter following the magnitude 7.6 quake on Monday, said Henry Mokono, director of the National Disaster Management office.

The pre-dawn earthquake was centered just 40 kilometers (25 miles) off the northern coast of Papua New Guinea

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12 Sep 2002

Papua New Guinea
PNG government hopes to manage recovery effort after quake

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— Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Papua New Guinea government says it hopes to be able to manage the recovery effort following Monday's earthquake, without foreign help.

The quake, which registered 7.6 on the Richter scale, struck near the East Sepik provincial capital, Wewak.

At least three people died and up to 300 homes were damaged or destroyed.

But, as Shane McLeod reports, the Minister overseeing recovery efforts says damage is not as bad as it could have been:

"Inter-Government relations Minister, Sir Peter Barter, says he's suprised the quake and a tsunami it generated

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