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01 Feb 1992

Israel + 1 other
Israeli Settlements in the Golan Heights, February 1992

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— Central Intelligence Agency
Israeli Settlement names are not necessarily authoritative.
Boundary representation is not necessarily authoritative.
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09 Jan 1992

Yemen
Yemen Floods in Socotra Island Jan 1992 UN DHA Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDRO 92/0017

YEMEN
FLOODS IN SOCOTRA ISLAND
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
7 JANUARY 1992

1. UNDP/UNDRO RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT FLOODS
OCCURRED IN SOCOTRA ISLAND FOLLOWING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL.
GOY/UN (FAO) ASSESSMENT MISSION VISITED ISLAND LATE DECEMBER AND
FOUND 6,000 FAMILIES WERE RENDERED HOMELESS. OFFICIAL ESTIMATED
LOSS INCLUDES 6,050 HOUSES, 12,000 DATE TREES, 4,900 HEADS OF
LIVESTOCK, 300 TONS OF DRIED FISH, AND FISHING BOATS.

2. GOVERNMENT HAS NOT REQUESTED
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09 Jan 1992

Vanuatu
Vanuatu Cyclone Betsy Jan 1992 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-5

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 92/0028

VANUATU
TROPICAL CYCLONE 'BETSY'
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
09 JANUARY 1992

1. TC BETSY, WITH AVERAGE WINDS OF 80 KNOTS CLOSE TO CENTRE AND GUSTING TO 120 KNOTS, IS CURRENTLY PASSING THROUGH CENTRAL ISLANDS OF VANUATU, I.E. PENTECOST, AMBRYM, EPI AND MALEKULA.

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07 Jan 1992

Argentina
Argentina - Floods Jan 1992 UNDRO Information Reports 1-2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs


UNDRO 92/0016
ARGENTINA FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
7 JANUARY 1992

1. HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING SINCE LATE DECEMBER HAVE CAUSED CROP DAMAGE IN PROVINCES OF CORDOBA, CHACO, CORRIENTES, SANTA FE AND BUENOS AIRES.

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01 Jan 1992

World
Internationally Agreed Glossary of Basic Terms Related to Disaster Management

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
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This glossary over terms related to disaster management aims to meet the need for rapid and unequivocal communication among individuals, teams and involved institutions in actual disaster response activities, as well as in disaster mitigation by prevention and preparedness.

Providing terms in English, French and Spanish, the glossary is a result of a joint effort of a number of inter-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and national institutions.
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01 Jan 1992

World
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

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— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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This handbook offers guidance relating to procedures and criteria for determining refugee status, breaking down and explaining the various components of the definition of refugee set out in the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.

Aiming primarily to be of use to government officials concerned with the determination of refugee status in the various Contracting States, it is also hoped that it will be of interest to all those concerned with refugee problems.

The first edition of the handbook was issued
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01 Jan 1992

World
OFDA Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1991

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— US Agency for International Development
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During FY 1991, OFDA responded to 65 disasters affecting more than 390 million people in 48 countries. At UN, member states including US created a new Department of Humanitarian Affairs to coordinate and speed up the process of UN agencies to humanitarian crises. OFDA is working closely with the new Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs to ensure that the world can increasingly rely on rapid, effective UN leadership in the disaster assistance field, including conflictive crises.

Responded emergencies include natural

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