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01 Feb 2003

World
Gender and Water Resource Guide

Report
— UN Development Programme
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This guide has been developed to assist practitioners in mainstreaming gender within the context of integrated water resources management (IWRM), building on existing initiatives by summarising available tools and materials on gender mainstreaming in IWRM.

To be used in conjunction with the texts and materials to which it refers, the guide gives a brief overview and summary of issues within the different categories of IWRM and is designed to raise awareness and promote learning and analysis on the relevant social equity and gender issues.

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31 Jan 2003

Afghanistan
Terre des hommes activities in Afghanistan - Facts and Figures

Report
— Terre des hommes
Maternal health
Between January and December 2002, the teams of Terre des hommes (Tdh) Mother-Child-Health project in Kabul visited 11'569 houses in search for women in need. 28'382 home visits were made to provide midwifery services to mothers and pregnant women. 84'399 women participated in health education in their homes and 4'046 babies entered the program.

Between October and December 2002, the teams of Terre des hommes' (Tdh) newly established Mother-Child-Health project in Kandahar visited 2'126 houses in search for mothers in need.

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31 Jan 2003

Indonesia
Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 113

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
25 January - 31 January 2003
1. NATURAL DISASTERS

Landslides in Garut, West Java

Triggered by torrential rains, a series of landslides occurred in Garut, West Java at 02.00 a.m. on Wednesday (29 Jan.). Three villages (Nenggeng, Budi Anten, and Bojong Jambu) of Mandalasari and Karangmulya sub-district, Kadungora district, were affected. Bojong Jambu village was the worst-affected area. The SATLAK, represented by the Head of Social Welfare District Office, reported 16 deaths. Search and Rescue workers at Garut district level are working to find other victims.

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31 Jan 2003

Peru
Emergency assistance to Peru for flood disaster

Report
— Government of Japan
1. On January 31 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind equivalent to about 13 million yen comprising tents, plastic sheets, water purifiers, water tanks and plastic water containers, to the Republic of Peru, which has sustained damage from flooding.
2. Since the beginning of January, intermittent rain has hit the southern region of Peru, flooding rivers, destroying houses in mudslides, and damaging cropland and livestock in Madre de Dios and Puno Departments. As of January 29, there were 6 people dead, about 48,000
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31 Jan 2003

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Entrepreneurs take power

Report
— Institute for War and Peace Reporting
The capital's crumbling water and electricity system is forcing many residents to pay private suppliers.
By Ahmad Khalid in Kabul (ARR No. 46, 31-Jan-03)

Kabul's long-suffering residents are losing patience with the city's increasingly erratic supply of water and electricity and many are turning to small private entrepreneurs who can guarantee a regular source - at a price.

After 23 years of war - and with the longest drought in human memory now entering its fourth year - the capital's shattered infrastructure is unable to supply its growing population, estimated

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31 Jan 2003

Georgia
OCHA-Georgia Information Bulletin for the period 21-31 Jan 2003

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Feature:
IRC Implements Shelter, Water and Sanitation Project for IDPs

IRC's newly approved Shelter, Water, and Sanitation Project for IDPs in Samegrelo region, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), aims to promote and improve the integration of IDPs into the host community of Anaklia in the Samegrelo region, improve their living conditions and improve access to economic, educational and social opportunities. In addition, a self-identified community project will benefit the local residents and the IDP beneficiaries. All

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31 Jan 2003

Russian Federation
Humanitarian action in the North Caucasus information bulletin 16 - 31 Jan 2003

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
I. HIGHLIGHTS
UNHCR Assesses the Situation with IDPs in Chechnya and Ingushetia

From 27-29 January, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) undertook a mission to assess the situation of IDPs from Chechnya residing in tent camps in Ingushetia and in temporary accommodation centers (TACs) in Chechnya. In Ingushetia, the team met IDPs who had moved from the former Iman tent camp to "box-tents" in Aki-Yurt village, and visited camps A and B. Despite the difficulties the IDPs are facing in Ingushetia, the majority strongly desired to stay there, citing insecurity

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31 Jan 2003

Mozambique
Mozambique situation update 31 Jan 2003

Report
— UN Children's Fund
Cholera Outbreak in Central and Northern Mozambique: 1,289 Cases Registered so far
Since September 2002, a number of outbreaks of cholera have been reported in Nampula, Niassa, Cabo Delgado and most recently Sofala Province. As of 28 January 2003, 1,289 cases had been reported with 32 deaths. Sofala and Cabo Delgado are currently the worst affected provinces.

UNICEF is working with the Municipal authorities in Beira, Quelimane and Nampula to implement public communication programmes, thereby enhancing community capacity to prevent, identify and

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31 Jan 2003

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Separation wall - Large-scale confiscation and destruction of water resources and infrastructure

Report
— Water and Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Project
Contrary to worldwide news reports, the Wall (also referred to as the "fence" or "security fence") which Israel is currently building in the northeast of the West Bank, as well as in the Bethlehem and Jerusalem areas, will not mark the 1967 border, also known as the Green Line. Rather, amidst some of the most fertile land in Palestine, this latest unilateral offensive will be a further exercise in Israel's annexation of lands, destruction of agriculture and property, and violation of human rights. If the Wall is to be completed, some 10%
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31 Jan 2003

Ethiopia
Focus on Ethiopia Jan 2003

Report
— UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia
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Ethiopia: Drought Emergency Update
Unusual rains in many parts of the country

Unusual recent rains fell in central Ethiopia with mixed impact but mostly beneficial to water and pasture replenishment. In the north, farmers used rains to begin land preparation (South Tigray) for the belg season. In Central, Southern and Eastern Tigray, rains helped to alleviate water and pasture shortages. Further south, in the mid and highlands of Amhara region (North Shewa), central Oromiya and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) rains may complicate

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31 Jan 2003

Fiji
Fiji - Cyclone Ami OCHA Situation Report No. 4

Report
— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0028
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Fiji - Tropical Cyclone AMI
occurred: 14 January 2003

FIJI APPEALED FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE ON 23 JANUARY 2003

This situation report is based on information provided by the Fiji National Disaster Management Office (NDMO), through the OCHA Regional Disaster Response Adviser for the Pacific.

Summary of Damage and Losses

1. The total damage to housing across Northern and Eastern Divisions is summarised in the table below. One

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30 Jan 2003

Georgia
Village members in Georgia rebuild bridges, hope

Report
— Mercy Corps
Residents in Tsira come together to improve their village
Tsira is an Armenian village located in the Akhaltsikhe district in eastern Georgia. It has around 500 people including several Georgian and Greek families living together in peace. Long-time residents take pride in the fact that the village has always had a high level of community participation - trying to solve problems such as fixing the roads and undertaking construction on its own.

The village first heard about Mercy Corps' East Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative from neighboring villages.

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30 Jan 2003

Sudan + 1 other
ACT Appeal Uganda: Emergency Relief - AFUG-31

Report
— Action by Churches Together International
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Appeal Target: US$ 219,393
Geneva, 30 January 2003

Dear Colleagues,

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30 Jan 2003

Ethiopia
USAID Ethiopia Drought Fact Sheet #3 (FY) 2003

Report
— US Agency for International Development


Note: This Fact Sheet updates USAID/OFDA Ethiopia Fact Sheet #2, dated November 13, 2002.
Background

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30 Jan 2003

Afghanistan
Afghanistan's environment in transition

Report
— Asian Development Bank
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This report provides a preliminary look at Afghanistan's environment, including an environmental policy and institutional framework; and provides the basis for coordinated action to address high priority environmental concerns in Afghanistan. Topics covered include
  • forestry
  • biodiversity and protected areas
  • water resources
  • rangelands
  • the impact of returning refugees and internally displaced persons on rural and urban areas.
Afghanistan's environment in transition

by Ali Azimi and David McCauley

Contents

INTRODUCTION

Asian Development Bank:

© Asian Development Bank

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30 Jan 2003

Iraq
The "All Our Children" campaign delivers clean water and health care in parts of Baghdad, Iraq

Report
— Church World Service
In Hai Tarek, one of the poorest areas of Baghdad, the CWS-supported "All Our Children" campaign is delivering daily tankers of clean water and supporting a local medical clinic. As Mazen Mohsen, an Iraqi physician, says: "Humanitarian work is still needed here."
The "All Our Children"-funded water project -- including distribution of jerry cans to the residents -- is improving lives in an area where most residents don't have jobs and where eight out of 10 people are children.

Another "All Our Children"-funded

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29 Jan 2003

Fiji
Fiji: Cabinet satisfied with Cyclone Ami relief assistance program

Report
— Government of Fiji
Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has today said that Government has done the right thing in carrying out field surveys and assessments first before beginning relief assistance to Cyclone AMI affected areas.
Mr. Qarase made this statement following criticism against Government for being unduly late in providing relief assistance.

Speaking at a Media Conference on Government's Relief and Rehabilitation Assistance Programme for Victims of Tropical Cyclone Ami, Mr. Qarase said there were practical difficulties caused by

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29 Jan 2003

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment: Report

Report
— UN Environment Programme
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UNEP report chronicles environmental damage of the Afghanistan conflict
Afghan authorities cooperate in developing green agenda for reconstruction efforts

Kabul, Nairobi, January 29, 2003 - Two decades of warfare in Afghanistan have degraded the environment to the extent it now presents a major stumbling block for the country's reconstruction efforts.

A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Post-Conflict Environment Assessment report, produced in close cooperation with the Afghanistan Transitional Authority and released today, shows how

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