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07 Apr 2003

Afghanistan + 6 others
Ten countries discuss disaster management cooperation at Iran workshop

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— UN Development Programme

Experts from Iran and nine neighbouring countries will cooperate in identifying ways to reduce the risks posed by such natural disasters as drought and earthquakes, which can undermine development gains and worsen poverty.
They gathered at a recent workshop in Tehran, Iran, organized by UNDP in cooperation with the Disaster Task Force of the Iran's Ministry of Interior, to identify common needs and priorities. Participants came from Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

02 Apr 2003

Tajikistan + 4 others
European Commission launches EUR 3 million disaster preparedness Action Plan for Central Asia

Report

— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department

IP/03/470
Brussels, 2 April 2003 - The European Commission has approved a €3 million Action Plan to help vulnerable populations in Central Asia prepare for and respond to natural disasters. The money will support small-scale infrastructure projects, disaster preparedness initiatives and response mechanisms. Funds will be allocated to international agencies operating in the region, via the European Commission's Humanitarian Office, ECHO, under the responsibility of Commissioner Poul Nielson. The decision marks an extension of ECHO's disaster preparedness programme,

25 Feb 2003

Afghanistan + 35 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 1, 2003

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

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Global cereal output in 2002 is estimated at 1 838 million tonnes, slightly up from the forecast in December, but still 3.3 percent down from the previous year. However, given the expected expansion in cereal utilization in 2002/03, world cereal stocks for crop years ending in 2003 could plunge to their lowest level since the early 1970s.

Prospects for 2003 cereal production are mixed. Early indications for the 2003 wheat crops point to a likely increase in global output. The first 2003 coarse grain crops are already

23 Jan 2003

Tajikistan
Tajikistan Appeal No.01.53/2002 programme update No.02

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— IFRC

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This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals.
Appeal Target CHF 8,903,148 (USD 5.6 m / EUR 6.1 m)
Period covered: 15 May - 30 November 2002

"At a Glance"

Appeal coverage: 67.4%
Related Appeals: Europe Central Asia programmes (01.52/2002)

Outstanding needs: While the support to this appeal in 2002 was not as high as hoped, donors are encouraged to focus their support in 2003 on the Federation's 2003 Annual Appeal for Tajikistan (01.86/2003).

Operational Developments:

During the second half of the year, the

20 Jan 2003

Tajikistan + 4 others
Central Asia: Year-ender 2002

Report

— IRIN

ANKARA, 20 January (IRIN) - Many of the key issues that impinged on national development in the five Central Asian republics in 2002 were regional in dimension. Humanitarian professionals in the area continued to call for Central Asia-wide collaboration in tackling them. The key areas for regional action in Central Asia are: water, trade, transport, communications, trans-boundary environment issues and drug trafficking, experts say.
"The land-locked nature of the five countries makes joint actions imperative to open up their markets

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17 Jan 2003

Kazakhstan + 4 others
Central Asia: Chronology of humanitarian and related developments in 2002

Report

— IRIN

ANKARA, 17 January (IRIN)
JANUARY

TAJIKISTAN 8/1 - Refugees

A spokesman for the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tajikistan dismisses a report saying that thousands of Afghan refugees on the country's border with Afghanistan have gone home. "We visited the area last week and know that the population has remained consistent," Aurvasi Patel, a protection officer for UNHCR in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, told IRIN.

TAJIKISTAN: 10/1 - Emergency relief

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18 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 41 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 5, 2002

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

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Latest information confirms a sharp drop in global cereal production in 2002, to 1 833 million tonnes. As a result of this, and a marginal rise expected in total cereal utilization in 2002/03, world cereal stocks for crop years ending in 2003 are forecast to plunge sharply, by 110 million tonnes from their opening level, to 466 million tonnes.

The number of countries facing severe food emergencies worldwide stands at 39. Serious food shortages have emerged in eastern Africa, and the food situation remains critical in southern Africa.

13 Dec 2002

Tajikistan
60 million dollars needed if Tajik aid projects to continue: UN

Report

— Agence France-Presse

DUSHANBE, Dec 13 (AFP) - Over 60 million dollars are required if humanitarian operations in Tajikistan are to continue, seven UN agencies and other international aid organisations said late Thursday.

The money is necessary to sustain 52 projects that aim to provide aid to over a million Tajiks, the UN officials told AFP.

The impoverished Central Asian republic, with its deteriorating economy and heavy drought, relies heavily on aid, with 85 percent of its six-million population living below poverty level.

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19 Nov 2002

Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Interview with Minister for Emergencies

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— IRIN

DUSHANBE, 19 November (IRIN) - As Tajikistan's Minister of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence, Mirzo Ziyoev remains alert to the challenges of earthquakes, recurrent floods and landslides - the most common emergencies in the mountainous Central Asian republic.
In an exclusive interview with IRIN, Ziyoev maintained while this tiny nation of six and a half million was prone to natural disasters, Dushanbe could effectively deal with such calamities anywhere in the country.

QUESTION: Why was this ministry formed and what are its major functions?

ANSWER: In June 1999 President

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11 Nov 2002

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

Report

— 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

10 Sep 2002

Tajikistan + 2 others
US$5.3 million to Tajikistan for emergency landslide stabilization measures

Report

— Asian Development Bank

News Release No. 148/02

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (10 September 2002) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of US$5.3 million equivalent to Tajikistan to undertake emergency slope stabilization measures and restore reliable water flows in the Vakhsh River to prevent further disruption to power generation and irrigation in the region.

The Vakhsh River was blocked by a landslide following an earthquake in early March 2002. Since then, the landslide has been moving at speed varying between a few millimeters to one centimeter

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04 Sep 2002

Bangladesh + 8 others
Swiss government provides SFr. 50 million in aid for flooded regions in Europe and Asia

Report

— Government of Switzerland

The Swiss government has granted a SFr. 50 million credit to be used by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC, in a broad-based action programme aimed at assisting flood-stricken regions in Europe and Asia.

The recent floods have cost many lives and devastated infrastructure and housing in Europe and Asia. In response, on 22 August the Swiss government approved a supplementary credit of SFr. 50 million on behalf of the flood victims. This money is earmarked for assistance through a package of efficient, targeted measures, and is also

30 Aug 2002

Afghanistan + 4 others
Central Asia: IRIN Weekly Round-up 73 covering the period 24 - 30 Aug 2002

Report

— IRIN

UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
IRAN: Flash floods set to continue

The United Nations in Tehran has warned that floods will continue to play havoc in the country unless effective preparedness and preventive measures are undertaken soon. "Floods are increasing," Hossein Jafari, a UN Development Programme (UNDP) officer, told IRIN in the Iranian capital, Tehran. "They are now the number-one natural disaster in Iran today." His comments come just

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29 Aug 2002

Tajikistan
Assistance to Tajikistan OCHA Situation Update No. 25

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Period 5 - 28 August 2002.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS

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To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

27 Aug 2002

Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Landslide Information Bulletin No. 03/2002

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— IFRC

This Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from assessment reports, or should the situation deteriorate, the Federation may consider a request for further support.
The Situation

Following reports of a landslide which occurred on 7 August 2002 in the Roshtkala district of Gorno-Badakhshan and which reportedly caused damage and destruction in the villages of Dasht and Langar, joint efforts have been undertaken by humanitarian agencies

27 Aug 2002

Afghanistan
Tajikistan: Reconstruction of vital aid route welcomed

Report

— IRIN

ISLAMABAD, 27 August (IRIN) - Aid workers in Tajikistan have welcomed a Saudi-funded project to reconstruct a stretch of road damaged by landslides and mudslides over the years. The road is a vital link between the remote eastern Badakhshon Province and central areas and is critical for food aid deliveries to Afghanistan from Central Asia.
"The road is the main access route to Badakhshon and northeastern Afghanistan, so the quick implementation of the project is welcomed by the aid community," Valentin Gatzinski,

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26 Aug 2002

Tajikistan
France: Emergency aid in Tajikistan

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— Government of France

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson

(Paris, August 26, 2002) - The Foreign Ministry is to provide emergency aid in response to requests from the Tajik government. The aid is destined for people affected by the landslide in Tajikistan, in the region of Upper Badakhshan (Pamir), in the night of August 7 and to enable the Tajik authorities to ensure that the school year begins in satisfactory conditions.

The aid, amounting to 5.8 metric tons, comprises for the most part tents (3 tents, 83m=B2 in size, for the school,

16 Aug 2002

Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Landslide Information Bulletin No. 02/2002

Report

— IFRC

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: N/A
This Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Depending on the evolving situation based on details from assessment reports, the Federation may consider requesting further international support.

The Situation

Following the report on landslide which occurred on 7 August 2002 in Roshtkala district of Gorno-Badakhshan and which reportedly caused damage and destruction in the villages of Dasht and Langar, joint efforts have been undertaken by humanitarian agencies

16 Aug 2002

Tajikistan
Emergency aid for mudslide disaster in Tajikistan

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— Government of Japan

1. On August 16 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind (360 water tanks, 8 rolls of plastic sheeting, 400 towels and 12 electricity generators) equivalent to approximately four million yen to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, which has sustained damage from a large mudslide.

2. In Tajikistan, a large-scale mudslide which occurred on August 7 in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the southeastern part of the country caused great human and material damage: more than 75 dead or missing, a great number of people injured, more than

16 Aug 2002

Afghanistan + 2 others
Central Asia: IRIN Weekly Round-up 71 covering the period 10 - 16 Aug 2002

Report

— IRIN

UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
AFGHANISTAN: UNHCR office looted in Ghazni

A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in the town of Ghazni has been looted by armed gunmen, officials told IRIN on Thursday. Though no staff, including an expatriate, was physically harmed, the attack has raised security concerns in the area, 120 km southwest of the Afghan capital, Kabul, prompting the refugee agency to increase security at its offices.

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