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Tajikistan
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11 Aug 1999

Armenia + 12 others
CIDA Central and Eastern Europe Branch : Humanitarian Assistance

Report
— Canadian International Development Agency
Program Overview

Canada has a long-standing tradition of providing assistance to the victims of both human-caused and natural disasters. For Canadians, humanitarian assistance is less an act of charity than it is an expression of our collective values, culture and vision of how a community of nations can cooperate during periods of crisis. Canada's humanitarian assistance is seen as an important and visible manifestation of our country's investment in global peace and human security.

The goal of the Canadian International

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05 Aug 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Humanitarian Situation Report July 1998

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
News Brief
  • On 20 July 1998 four members of UNMOT were brutally murdered near the village of Labijar in the Karateguine Valley. The victims were ambushed in their UN vehicle, pulled out and subsequently shot. Their bodies were thrown into a ravine, as was their vehicle. While the Government and CNR are conducting an investigation in order to establish the identity of the murderers as well as the motive behind the killings, all UNMOT personnel have been recalled to Dushanbe. Other international agencies and NGOs operating in the Karateguine Valley
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04 Aug 1998

Tajikistan
ACT/CWS Appeal Tajikistan floods

Report
— Church World Service
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICE
34 Denominations & Communions Working Together to Meet Human Needs
SITUATION: Heavy snowfalls and rains in April caused a series of avalanches, floods and landslides in the eastern and central parts of Tajikistan that destroyed villages, dikes, canals and reservoirs. Some 7,115 structures were damaged -- 704 of them completely destroyed, including 155 schools and 65 hospitals. Also destroyed were 15,000 hectares of farmland, roads, electric power and communication
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24 Jul 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Floods/ Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 5

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 98/0254
TAJIKISTAN FLOODS / LANDSLIDES
OCHA-GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 5
24 July 1998

General Situation

1. The season of heavy rains is over and the flood-water of earlier this year has subsided. Tajik authorities and humanitarian organizations continue to provide relief to the victims of the flooding and landslides of this spring. Currently they are involved in initiatives aimed at controlling the effects of such floods in the future.

2. There is, however, a threat of additional flooding along the bank of the Panj river, due to a high increase in the

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12 Jun 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Humanitarian Situation Report May 1998

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 98/0059
Highlights

At the second Consultative Group (CG) meeting for Tajikistan, held in Paris on May 20, 1998, the donor community pledged a total of $280 million for the next 18 months in support of the government of Tajikistan's economic reform program. These commitments are conditional upon economic and political stability.

$260 million are loans pledged by multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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02 Jun 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Humanitarian Situation Report: April - May 1998

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 98/0052
HIGHLIGHTS

President Imomali Rahmonov was elected Chairman of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan. The party was first chaired by Mr.Abdulmadjid Dostiyev. The party's objective, as stated by Mr. Rahmonov on 18 April 1998, is to establish a secular democratic state.

The 5th summit of the Organization for Economic Cooperation (ECO) took place in Alma Ata on May 11, 1998. The Presidents of all Central Asian states, and Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and the Prime minister of Azerbaijan and Pakistan discussed prospects of

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25 May 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Floods/ Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 4

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs


Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0203
Situation

1. Heavy rainfall in the night of 17 May 1998 and during the day of 18 May 1998 have once again flooded various areas of the country, including Dushanbe.

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08 May 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Floods/ Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 3

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHAGVA - 98/0199
Situation in South-West Tajikistan

1. Reports from the southern part of the country indicate that the most affected areas remain VOSE and KULYAB districts in the Khatlon region. New rains affected the area on the morning of 6 May. As a consequence, UNOPS reported a rise in water levels around Shartuis, south of Kurgan Teppah, close to the Afghan border.

2. Humanitarian organizations present in the region have indicated that immediate emergency needs are being addressed. Specific needs for additional clothing, blankets and tents, to be supplied from

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08 May 1998

Tajikistan
Floods and landslides

Report
— IFRC
WEEKLY NEWS 16/98 8 May 1998
Torrential rains, which began on 23 April and lasted three days, triggered widespread flooding and deadly landslides in the mountainous regions in north and northeastern Tajikistan. At least 57 people died, 39 were injured and 16,600 people have been left homeless. Roads, schools, hospitals water pipes, electric cables and arable land have been washed away. Access to the affected region is difficult and the assessment of deaths, injuries, damages is still not complete.

A Tajikistan Red Crescent Society survey

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05 May 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Floods/ Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0196
Situation in South-West Tajikistan

1. Reports from the southern part of the country, Khatlon district, indicate that flooding in the area continues to endanger most of the population as water level rises. Although rain stopped on 4 May, the water level has not decreased and any further rain / meltwater will result in more population displacement. With rivers and channels already flooded and/or damaged, it is expected that the present conditions will continue for the coming weeks.

2. Humanitarian organizations

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01 May 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Floods/ Landslides OCHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref. OCHAGVA - 98/0193
Situation

1. Torrential rains have caused widespread destruction throughout Tajikistan. Rain began on 23 April and quickly wreaked havoc, destroying property, houses, infrastructures and crops. On 30 April , the government of Tajikistan requested assistance from the UN in mobilizing the international community to support national relief efforts.

East/north-east Tajikistan

2. The Gharm district was affected by major landslides on 26 April . The town of Navdi suffered the most in terms of

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29 Apr 1998

Tajikistan
Tajiks say up to 50 people died in mud slides

Report
— Reuters - AlertNet
TASHKENT, April 29 (Reuters) - Up to 50 people have lost their lives in mud torrents and landslides that have caused tens of millions of dollars of damage to the ex-Soviet state of Tajikistan, the government said on Wednesday.

"According to our latest data, up to 50 people died in the calamities," an official from the state emergencies committee told Reuters by telephone from the Tajik capital Dushanbe.

He gave no figures of wounded or homeless but said the ministry estimated the economic damage caused since late last

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29 Apr 1998

Tajikistan
Rain storm hits Central Asia

Report
— Action by Churches Together International
Central Asia 1/98
Geneva, April 29, 1998

A rain storm has hit the Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Kirgizstan and Tadjikistan over the last days. In the Republic of Tadjikistan alone the storm is reported to have killed 19, injured 16 severely and destroyed homes and properties of thousands of people.

ACT is responding to needs in the affected areas with an immediate Rapid Response Payment of $US 50,000 for food and non-food relief items. The request for this assistance comes from the Russian Orthodox Church in the person of Archbishop Vladimir of Tashkent

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20 Apr 1998

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Humanitarian Situation Report 15 Mar - 14 Apr 1998

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 98/0032
HIGHLIGHTS

Armed clashes between governmental militia and UTO opposition fighters in Kofarnihon on 24 March 1998 resulting in death, injuries and hostage takings seriously endangered the peace process. The crisis was resolved through intensive negotiations involving the Government of Tajikistan, the United Tajik Opposition, the CNR, the Contact Group (including the OSCE) and UNMOT on 6 April 1998.

Tajikistan was admitted to the Inter-State Council of Central Asian States, a regional economic body, on 26 March 1998 joining Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

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