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29 Jan 1998

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Weekly Update No. 250

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan

From the frontline

The general security situation in the north is unchanged. Although there is evidence that conditions are returning to normal, factional tensions continue to prevail in Mazar-I-Sharif and the surrounding area. In addition, allegedly fierce fighting is being reported from the Baghlan area. On 19 January a security mission to Mazar reopened negotiations with northern leaders preparatory to resumption of UN activities in the region.

Kabul
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28 Jan 1998

China
China - Snowstorms in Tibet Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0146


Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
China - Snowstorms in Tibet
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
28 January 1998



1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Beijing provided the following information on snowstorms in Tibet, based on a report from the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs received on 16 January 1998.

Situation

2. According to reports submitted by the Bureau of Civil Affairs of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), more
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28 Jan 1998

Paraguay
Paraguay El Niño Floods Situation Report No.3

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
OFFICE FOR COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA)


UNDAC TEAM ENDS ITS MISSION TO PARAGUAY


1. As reported in the OCHA/DHA Situation Report No.1 and 2, of 26 and 30 December 1997 respectively, abnormal rains have caused severe flooding in Paraguay, since December 1997, prompting the Government to issue, on 24 December 1997, an appeal for international assistance to the victims of this emergency, that affected several provinces in the country, in particular Asuncion and its metropolitan area.

UNDAC TEAM DEPLOYED
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27 Jan 1998

Tonga
Tonga Cyclone Ron Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0145

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Situation and Needs

1. The OCHA/DHA South Pacific Programme Office (SPPO) located in Suva, Fiji, reports that during the month of January, three tropical cyclones affected a large part of the South Pacific. Miraculously only a few islands were directly affected.

2. On Wednesday morning, 7 January 1998, Tropical Cyclone Ron struck Tonga. Affected were the northern islands of Niuafoou, Niuatoputapu and Tafahi -collectively known as the Niuas. In

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26 Jan 1998

Mozambique
Mozambique Landslides Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0144

1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Maputo reports that the landslides occurred in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia on 20 January. According to the latest information, 47 people were killed, while another 40 remain missing in Milange district.

2. Heavy rains and landslides also interrupted connections between the provincial capital and smaller towns in Tete and Sofala province.

3. The Government's inter-sectoral brigade is presently in Milange district, assessing the situation.

4. No
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26 Jan 1998

Burundi
Burundi Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 98/0008
Period covered: 17-26 January

The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs

GENERAL

Bujumbura calmer. The situation in and around Bujumbura was somewhat calmer this week despite continued sporadic bouts of fighting between military and rebels in the surrounding hills. On 18 January, rebels advanced as far as the northern neighbourhood of Mutanga but were repelled by government soldiers. That day clashes

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21 Jan 1998

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Weekly Update No. 249

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan

Pledges and contributions

The Government of India has pledged an in-kind donation of medicines and medical supplies to Afghanistan valued at approximately US$800,000 equivalent. The contribution is being channelled through WHO and coordinated by UNOCHA.

From the frontline

The general security situation in Kabul has been relatively quiet. Due to severe weather conditions, the front-line to the north and north-east of Kabul is reported to be quiet.

The security situation in Herat is reportedly
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21 Jan 1998

China
China Earthquake Situation Report No. 2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0143

Situation and national response

1. Following the 6.2 earthquake which hit Zhangjiakou Prefecture of the northern Hebei Province on 10 January 1998, the Government of China indicated that it would welcome international assistance to the disaster area.

2. The Government indicates that there is no further damage in the area other than reported initially. The more than 400 aftershocks have not been above 4.9 on the Richter scale. The number of deaths has risen to 49. The number of destroyed rooms
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20 Jan 1998

Kenya
Kenya Floods Situation Report No. 4

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0142

Present Situation

1. Much of Kenya has received extraordinarily heavy rain since 10 January. Many locations have received several times their long term mean for January. This is exacerbating the situation in many districts, including Tana River, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Isiolo and Masarbit which in late December had just began the long process of recovery from the effects of severe droughts (April 1996 to March 1997) and flooding (since mid-October).

2. Whereas it had been assumed that
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19 Jan 1998

Côte d'Ivoire + 5 others
1998 United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Liberia

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Download PDF (407.51 KB)

1 January - 31 December 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

1) INTRODUCTION

1.1 Humanitarian Needs and Post-war Recovery

1.2 Historical Perspective

1.3 The Current Humanitarian Situation

2) THE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE STRATEGY

2.1 Non-Targeted Community-Based Assistance

3) THE APPEAL FRAMEWORK

3.1 The Focus of the Inter-Agency Appeal

3.2 The Nature of the Appeal and the Joint Approach

3.3 Appeal Objectives

3.4 Beneficiary Profile

4) CO-ORDINATION

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16 Jan 1998

Somalia
Somalia Floods Situation Report No. 14

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0139
UPDATES ON SOMALIA INTER-AGENCY COORDINATED FLOOD RESPONSE

OVERALL SITUATION:

1. The most recent death toll reached 1,980, with approximately 1 million people still at risk. Light to heavy rains are continuing in parts of Somalia, as well as in Ethiopia and Kenya.

2. In general, large areas of southern Somalia remain severely affected by the devastating effects of the floods, with a large number of people still displaced and numerous communities still cut off and reachable only by helicopters. Many roads remain

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16 Jan 1998

Ecuador
Ecuador El Niño Floods Situation Report No. 5

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0140

GENERAL SITUATION

1. According to the UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Ecuador, floods, sea surge and mudslides, that have been affecting the country since November 1997, as a consequence of the El Nino phenomenon, continued during the first weeks of January 1998. With the beginning of the rainy season on the coastal region, the situation might get worse.

2. Following reports from the National Meteorologic Institute, the precipitation registered over the last few weeks show an increase of approximately 1,000 per cent, compared with the
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16 Jan 1998

Peru
Peru El Niño Floods Situation Report No.4

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0141

SITUATION

1. According to the UNDP/DHA Resident Representative, heavy rains continue to cause flooding and landslides in the northern and central parts of Peru. Heavy rains have also caused flooding in the Departments of Puno in the Southern part of Peru and Loreto in the Amazon area. However, there are still areas in the Southern part of Peru that have not received any rain at all. Reportedly, the Department of Puno has received only 40 per cent of the normal amount of rain for this time of the year.

2. According to the latest estimates
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16 Jan 1998

Burundi
Burundi Humanitarian Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 98/0007

Period covered: 10 - 16 January 1998

The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the
United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs


GENERAL

OAU delegation - As it left Burundi after a visit this week, the OAU delegation headed by the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Addis Abeba was reported to have said that progress had been made in the peace process, and to have called for a reappraisal of the embargo
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15 Jan 1998

Afghanistan
Afghanistan Weekly Update No. 248

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Humanitarian Assistance for Afghanistan
Pledges and contributions

The Government of India is to contribute US$800,000 to WFP, WHO and UNOCHA for food distribution in Bamiyan.

From the frontline

Reports of intense exchanges of heavy artillery, rocket and mortar fire to the north and northeast of Kabul, have been received. The front line is still 20-30 km to the north of the city. On 8 January, Tameer, near Sarobi, was reportedly held by the Taliban. Massoud's forces were holding positions in theTagab area. The town of Sarobi itself is currently secure, but northern

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12 Jan 1998

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo Floods Report No.4

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0107
SITUATION UPDATES:

1. The unsettled state of the weather, which affected other countries in the region (e.g., Somalia and Kenya) in the last two months, has reached the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This resulted in very high water levels in the Congo River and its tributaries (Aruwimi, Tshopo, Lomami, and Lulu) and caused considerable damage to housing and crops in Kisangani as well as in an yet unknown number of villages, some of which are only accessible by boat. The region has experienced similar disasters in the past (in 1962 and 1979).

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12 Jan 1998

China
Statement by Sergio Vieira de Mello, ERC and USG for Humanitarian Affairs

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/1/98
I was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life, injury and material destruction caused by the earthquake which hit northern Hebei Province in China on Saturday.

The United Nations is working closely with the Government of China to determine how best it can help in meeting the urgent humanitarian needs of some 542,000 people, many of whom have been rendered homeless under extreme winter conditions.

I call upon donors to contribute speedily and generously to assist the Government of China in its relief efforts.

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12 Jan 1998

China
China Earthquake Situation Report No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0108

Government of China welcomes International Assistance

Situation

1. The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs informed the UN Resident Coordinator in Beijing of the impact of the earthquake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale, which hit Zhangjiakou City of the northern Hebei Province at 11:50 a.m. (03:50 GMT) on 10 January 1998. The epicentre was located at 114.337 E and 41.12 N.

2. Five counties, namely Zhangbei, Buan, Kangbao, Shangyi and Wanquan were affected. Among them, Zhangbei, Kangbao

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