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30 Apr 2002

Ecuador
Ecuador - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 6

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002/0090
OCHA Situation Report No. 6
Ecuador - Floods
30 April 2002

Situation

1. Heavy rains continue to trigger floods and landslides in Ecuador. During the weekend through 28 April 2002, downpours mainly affected the Pichincha and Guayas provinces.

2. Civil Defense reported the following information about the overall impact on persons and housing as of 29 April:

  • Dead: 28
  • Injured: 6
  • Missing: 3
  • Homeless: 3,027
  • Affected: 51,080
  • Families evacuated: 5,255
  • Houses damaged: 9,541
  • Houses destroyed: 435
National Response
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30 Apr 2002

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DPR Korea's "already severe humanitarian crisis" will dramatically worsen without immediate aid, say UN Heads

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ICEF/1856
IHA/7741
WFP/1064
NEW YORK - The already severe humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will worsen dramatically within weeks unless the international community pledges more aid immediately, the United Nations warned today.

Declaring that more than six million of the country's most vulnerable - primarily women, children and the elderly - face acute shortages of food, basic medicines and clean drinking water, the heads of the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme

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30 Apr 2002

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Humanitarian briefing 30 Apr 2002

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Round-Up:
Update

The situation remains tense throughout the West Bank with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) still partially in Hebron, and conducting incursions and search campaigns in the villages of Dura, Sair, Al-Shuyukh, Kurf Rai and Jayyous.

In Bethlehem, approximately 26 people left the Church of the Nativity, the biggest group to leave since the confrontation began on March 2, following continuing negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian representatives. In Hebron, armored tanks and vehicles have begun withdrawing from the city.

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30 Apr 2002

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip Apr 2002

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The overall humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains extremely tense. Tight external and internal closures, dividing the Gaza strip into four intermittently isolated zones, have been reinforced by the IDF since 29 March 2002. The circulation of persons and goods along the main axis connecting southern and northern Gaza has been limited to up to 2-3 hours a day, with several days of total closure. In addition to the checkpoints, the IDF has set up physical barriers (e.g. sand barriers) along the main axes, thus hampering the communication between
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30 Apr 2002

Georgia
OCHA-Georgia Information Bulletin for the period 21-30 Apr 2002

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Earthquake in Tbilisi
An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on Thursday 25 April 2002 at 17:41:24 UTC at 41.80N 44.79E and at a depth of 33.0 kilometer. According to the Georgian Geophysical Institute, the epicenter of the earthquake was actually in Tbilisi, in the Nadzaladevi district, in the vicinity of the Tbilisi artificial water reservoir. Tbilisi has been hit several times since then with small tremors. Several lower level earthquakes have also occurred in the Tbilisi area in recent weeks.
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30 Apr 2002

Liberia
Liberia humanitarian situation report Apr 2002

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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Deployment of border patrols

During the reporting period, Government of Liberia started the deployment of confidence building units in accordance with the ECOWAS 15th Protocol on defense and security and in furtherance of the Rabat summit held in February 2002. Deployment of troops across common borders is intended to allow MRU member countries to monitor arms and troop movement, reduce tensions among the states and build mutual trust between governments and their peoples.

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30 Apr 2002

Russian Federation
Humanitarian action in the North Caucasus information bulletin 16-30 Apr 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
I. HIGHLIGHTS
President Putin States the Military Stage of the Chechen Conflict is Concluded

President Putin, in his annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on 18 April, spoke about the situation in Chechnya, stating that "the military stage of the conflict may be considered concluded." According to the President, the main task is now "to bring Chechnya back into the political and legal space of Russia." To achieve this, he concluded, it is necessary to form effective legal institutions and force structures, to hold free

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30 Apr 2002

Guinea + 2 others
Sierra Leone: Humanitarian Situation Report 01 - 30 Apr 2002

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Resettlement
155,000 people wish to go home

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30 Apr 2002

Angola
Humanitarian situation in Angola: Reporting period 16 - 30 Apr 2002

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Critical Issues
  • In a major effort to reach populations in critical distress in newly accessible areas, provincial and national teams composed of Government, UN Agency and NGO representatives began to conduct rapid assessments in 38 locations in 13 provinces. By the end of April, 13 assessments in seven provinces had been completed. Preliminary results indicate that malnutrition has reached emergency levels in at least four locations and populations in all of the assessed locations require basic health care, sanitation, potable water, essential non-food items,
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30 Apr 2002

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
DPR Korea OCHA Situation Bulletin Apr 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
DPRK'S "ALREADY SEVERE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS" WILL DRAMATICALLY WORSEN
On 30 April, Kenzo Oshima, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, WFP Executive Director James Morris, and UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy, held a joint press conference on the poor response to the 2002 Consolidated Appeal for the DPRK. The three agencies highlighted the gravity of the situation and appealed to the international community to respond with fresh pledges of aid.

DPRK is facing the very real prospect

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30 Apr 2002

Angola + 2 others
Humanitarian situation in Angola monthly analysis Apr 2002

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Population Movements
During April 2002, approximately 22,766 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) were registered in nine provinces, bringing the total number of persons displaced since the beginning of the year to 150,714. According to the Government, more than four million people are currently displaced in Angola. Of this number, more than 1.4 million IDPs have been confirmed by humanitarian partners for assistance. Provinces with the largest concentrations of IDPs include Bié, Huíla, Huambo and Malanje.

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29 Apr 2002

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Humanitarian briefing 29 Apr 2002

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Round-Up
Update

The situation remains tense throughout the West Bank, particularly in Hebron where the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) entered early in the morning of 29 April 2002. Nine Palestinians have been killed and more than 25 were injured. The IDF remains in over half of the city.

In Bethlehem, the Israeli security forces maintained their positions around the Church of the Nativity, where some 200 Palestinians remain inside. The IDF also remains around Muqata'ah (Yasir Arafat's compound) in Ramallah and in parts of Albireh.

Though the IDF have withdrawn from most

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29 Apr 2002

occupied Palestinian territory + 1 other
OPT: Report on the UNDAC team activities, 29 Apr 2002

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The Governor of Jenin indicated that assistance is needed with institutional building at local, sectoral and national level, as it has been weak and made even worse after the incursion. On the damaged house assessment, there is a need for adequate demolishing equipment, currently not available in town. A delegation of the European Commission visited Jenin for the day to assess the situation.
ICRC informed that they would have to start certification of deaths, as there have been two incidents of two bodies that were wrongly identified. ICRC is providing tracing services
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29 Apr 2002

occupied Palestinian territory
OPT: Jenin camp statistics and information

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29 Apr 2002

Israel + 1 other
OPT: Table of activities of international agencies in support of UNRWA in Jenin

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29 Apr 2002

Israel + 1 other
Humanitarian overview of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Background
Since the intensification of the conflict over 18 months ago, there has been a marked increase in the vulnerability of Palestinian and Israeli civilians, with deaths and suffering on both sides, the erosion of basic human rights, and a significant decline in the health and welfare of large sectors of the population. During the recent intensification of hostilities and occupations on Palestinian cities, towns, villages, and refugee camps, the strain on civilians has been even greater. The long-term impoverishment expected to result from the current military
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29 Apr 2002

occupied Palestinian territory + 1 other
Summary of the Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator and the UNDAC team activities in the OPT

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OCHA/UNDAC Presence in Jenin
1. The assessment of damage in human terms, to habitations and to the infrastructure in Jenin, was to be initiated immediately so as to rapidly identify the necessary resources for the support of the displaced population and the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Jenin Camp. In response to UNRWA's Commissioner General, Peter Hansen, request of OCHA's assistance, OCHA deployed a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Co-ordination (UNDAC) Team composed of 7 experts to assist UNRWA in the co-ordination of the humanitarian response to the current
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28 Apr 2002

occupied Palestinian territory
OPT: Report on the UNDAC team activities, 28 Apr 2002

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Activities
Noel Mulner, deputy director of UNMAS arrived in Jenin today and had meetings with UNDAC, UNICEF, UNRWA, THW German engineers, Swedish Rescue Service Agency (SRSA). A UN Explosives Advisory Center is to be set up. UNMAS will be heading this structure. SRSA (expert team on explosives) arrived and cleaned the area in the compound where the UXOs were collected. Some highly explosive UXOs are left and secured as much as possible. It remains a serious security issue. Children brought more UXOs into the compound, they were briefed as much as possible on the dangerous implications.
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26 Apr 2002

Angola
Angola: Rapid Assessment of Critical Needs

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26 Apr 2002

Georgia
Georgia - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 1

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002-0089
OCHA Situation Report No. 1
Georgia - Earthquake
26 April 2002

This report has been compiled on the basis of information provided by the Georgian Government's Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (DESCD), the Special Governmental Commission of the National Security Council, and the National Seismology Service.

Background

1. An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the Tbilisi area, the capital of Georgia, on Thursday 25 April 2002 at 17:41:24 UTC at 41.80N 44.79E at a depth

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