by Jonathan Goodhand with Philippa Atkinson Acknowledgements The research in this study has been funded by International Alert and the National Lottery Charities Board (Community Fund). The...
Afghanistan + 2 more
Afghanistan + 2 more
by Jonathan Goodhand with Philippa Atkinson Acknowledgements The research in this study has been funded by International Alert and the National Lottery Charities Board (Community Fund). The...
By Scott McDonald COLOMBO (Reuters) - War-torn Sri Lanka was set to begin its first full cease-fire in nearly seven years at midnight on Monday, fueling renewed hopes that peace talks with Tamil...
This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 1,016,169 Period covered: I July-31 December Last Programme Update issued 06 July 2001 "At a Glance" Appeal...
Burundi + 1 more
Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International office REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS BURUNDI: RESUMED FIERCE ATTACKS AROUND BUJUMBURA Bujumbura and surrounding areas have been the...
Launched on lath August 2001 for CHF 1,258,427 for 6 months. Budget was revised in October to CHF 495,307 to cover the same original 6 months period. DREF Allocated: CHF 100, 000 Beneficiaries: The...
News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International * ASA 37/015/2001 224/01 As Sri Lanka's new parliament prepares for its first sitting, Amnesty International today wrote...
Afghanistan + 35 more
Power of humanity The International Federation 's collective mission 'to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity ' is an ambitious goal, but one rarely more needed...
OP/REX/OPS 01/57 Update No 28/2001 Executive summary The Sri Lankan Parliament has been dissolved, with new elections scheduled for 5 December 2001. Campaign violence and an increase of military...
The European Commission has allocated euro 700,000 to help 900,000 displaced and resettled people in the Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka who are victims of the long-running civil war. The money is...
COLOMBO, Nov 28, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has approved 400,000 U.S. dollars to provide agricultural and horticultural inputs to drought affected...
Angola + 8 more
This report by Marc Vincent 21 November 2001 (HPN) - The proposal for a dedicated IDP unit in the UN has met with a mixed reaction. But the humanitarian community must seize this opportunity to...
Launched on 13 August 2001 for CHF 1,258,427 for 6 months. Budget was revised in October to CHF 495,307 to cover the same original 6 months period. DREF Allocated: CHF 100, 000 Beneficiaries: The...
Appeal Target: US$ 40,953 Geneva, 08 November 2001 Dear Colleagues, Certain parts of Sri Lanka have not had rain for the past 22 months causing a drought situation threatening the livelihood of...
This Final Report is intended for reporting on emergency appeals Launched on: 28th December 2000 for 4 months for CHF 528,308 DREFAllocated: CHF 100,000 Beneficiaries: 5,480 families "At a glance" ...
by Dilhani Thantirimudalige COLOMBO - World Vision has received a sum of US $110,000 from the Australian High Commission as a relief fund for distributing and improving the water situation in the...
A prolonged drought in seven southern districts for three consecutive seasons leading to crop failure has affected 1.6 million people and has caused more than 300 000 farmers to become food insecure...
Afghanistan + 17 more
This report includes: (A) West and Central Asia: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Tajikistan, (3) Pakistan, (4) Iran (B) South Asia: Sri Lanka (C) Southern Africa: Angola (D) West Africa: Sierra Leone (E) Great...
COLOMBO - The United Nations World Food Programme is launching an emergency operation to feed 300,000 people in Sri Lanka as a severe and prolonged drought in the island nation pushes large segments...
Tajikistan + 13 more
This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 10,000,000 Period covered: July - September, 2001. DREF allocations during this period TAJIKISTAN & UZBEKISTAN -...
News Release No. 132/01 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (16 October 2001) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a US$25 million loan to help people affected by Sri Lanka's 19-year conflict in the...