OCHA/GVA - 98/0232
1. For the last week the relief operation has been in full force with 12 helicopters and several fixed wing aircraft flying relief items from Pakistan and Tajikistan to the earthquake affected area in northern Afghanistan. Helicopters, trucks and donkey convoys are delivering relief supplies to individual villages.

During the reporting period, the security situation has deteriorated significantly as has been recognised by the President of Angola who told the press that the "political-military situation is serious." The President promised to take measures (it should be understood as political and military measures) if by the end of June the Lusaka Protocol is not concluded. The Foreign Minister organised a meeting with the Diplomatic Corps where the Ambassadors were told by a relevant FAA officer that UNITA has around 25,000-30,000 well-equipped

General situation

2. Aftershocks continue

1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Beijing reports that, according to the situation report issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs on 18 June 1998, some prefectures in Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian province were struck by heavy rainfall and storms since 12 June, causing serious flooding.

Hunan Province

2. Rain and storms affected 6 cities/prefectures including Changsha, Yiyang, Loudi, Huaihua, Yueyang, Shaoyang, resulting in severe damage to life and property. Initial reports as of 15 June show that

The Thematic Roundtable on Agricultural Recovery and Environment Protection (AREP) took place in Geneva on 28 and 29 May. The conference, attended by major donors, World Bank, IMF and a number of NGOs succeeded in establishing a positive dialogue between DPRK and the international community. It was agreed on the need to help with agricultural recovery and environment protection, in addition to humanitarian assistance over the next three years.

An FAO/WFP crop and food supply assessment mission took place from 2 to 13 of June 1998. A final report

Floods caused by melting snow in eastern Russia have claimed 13 lives and made 36,000 people homeless in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The major Siberian river, the Lena, and the Aldan have both flooded over their banks in recent weeks as a result of the springtime snow melt. Authorities had to use helicopters to evacuate 900 people from four riverside villages to the east of Yakutsk. In total 42,600 people had to be evacuated. State of emergency has been declared in the region.

SECURITY

1. The security situation has continued to deteriorate as RUF/AFRC expands its presence throughout the North of Sierra Leone. Rebel attacks are now taking place as far west as Rogberi Junction, located between Port Loko and Lunsar towns and there has been rebel movement reported to the South of Kukuna in Kambia district. In other parts of the North, rebels continue

The Thematic Roundtable on Agricultural Recovery and Environment Protection (AREP) took place in Geneva on 28 and 29 May. The conference, attended by major donors, World Bank, IMF and a number of NGOs succeeded in establishing a positive dialogue between DPRK and the international community. It was agreed on the need to help with agricultural recovery and environment protection, in addition to humanitarian

1. Although ECOMOG continues its military campaign against rebel forces in the East, eyewitness accounts from the area have reported that 3-4 groups of 20-50 RUF have moved North from Kono in a well-coordinated campaign to re-establish some of their former bush camps and terrorise local communities. The frequency and brutality of attacks perpetrated by the RUF has escalated during the period under review as