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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
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11 Mar 2002

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Micronesia - Typhoon Mitag OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2002/0060
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Federated States of Micronesia - Typhoon MITAG
11 March 2002

After completion of a preliminary assessment conducted by Yap State Government, the Office of the Governor provided the following information, through the OCHA Disaster Response Advisor for the Pacific in Suva, Fiji. This report also includes information from the IFRC.

Background information

1. Yap is one of the four States that make up the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the Western Pacific.

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04 Mar 2002

Micronesia (Federated States of)
Federated States of Micronesia: Typhoon Mitag information bulletin No.01/02

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— IFRC
This Bulletin is intended for information only. The Federation is not seeking any funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time.
The Situation

The entire State of Yap, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) with a population of around 8,000, was threatened from 1-3 March by Typhoon Mitag. According to the Tropical Cyclone Public Advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, Typhoon Mitag was moving in a west-northwest direction at a speed of 18 mph with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. The typhoon

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