Water Sanitation Hygiene

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Report of the UN Humanitarian Mission to Solomon Islands 1 - 14 Aug 1999

Report
United Nations
References:
A. Letter from PM of Solomon Islands to UN SG, 15 Jun 99.
B. Report on the Joint UN Assessment Mission, 29 Jun to 3 Jul 99.
C. Letter from UN SG to PM of Solomon Islands, 16 Jul 99.
D. Consultative Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance: Minutes, 9 Aug 99.

OVERVIEW

1. Background to UN involvement

Civil unrest in Guadalcanal increased during early 1999, culminating in the declaration by the Government of Solomon Islands (GSI) of a State of Emergency on 28 June. In the letter at Reference A the Prime Minister (PM) requested the United Nations Secretary

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Ethiopia Situation Report for period Jul 1999

Consolidated UN report prepared by the Information Section of the UN Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia from information and reports provided by specialised UN agencies, media sources, the Ethiopian Government and NGOs.

Highlights

The UN Country Team has issued a Relief Action Plan and Appeal for non-food assistance to people in the most severely drought affected areas of Ethiopia, with proposed inputs in water and sanitation, nutrition, health and immunisation, and agricultural support amounting to a total of US $7.5 million;

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China Floods Preliminary Appeal (17/99)

Report
IFRC

appeal no: 17/99

THIS PRELIMINARY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 8,500,000 IN CASH AND SERVICES TO ASSIST OVER 1,000,000 BENEFICIARIES

Summary

Since the middle of June, sustained rainfall along the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze river has affected six provinces -- Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan and Anhui -- with a total affected population of some 60 million. As the rains continue, more flooding seems inevitable.