Updates

Highlights Global cereal output in 2002 is estimated at 1 838 million tonnes, slightly up from the forecast in December, but still 3.3 percent down from the previous year. However, given the expected...

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target CHF 8,903,148 (USD 5.6 m / EUR 6.1 m) Period covered: 15 May - 30 November 2002 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 67.4%...

ANKARA, 20 January (IRIN) - Many of the key issues that impinged on national development in the five Central Asian republics in 2002 were regional in dimension. Humanitarian professionals in the area...

ANKARA, 17 January (IRIN) JANUARY TAJIKISTAN 8/1 - Refugees A spokesman for the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Tajikistan dismisses a report saying that...

Highlights Latest information confirms a sharp drop in global cereal production in 2002, to 1 833 million tonnes. As a result of this, and a marginal rise expected in total cereal utilization in...

DUSHANBE, 19 November (IRIN) - As Tajikistan's Minister of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence, Mirzo Ziyoev remains alert to the challenges of earthquakes, recurrent floods and landslides - the...

News Release No. 148/02 MANILA, PHILIPPINES (10 September 2002) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of US$5.3 million equivalent to Tajikistan to undertake emergency slope...

The Swiss government has granted a SFr. 50 million credit to be used by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC, in a broad-based action programme aimed at assisting flood-stricken...

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network IRAN: Flash floods set to continue The United Nations in Tehran has warned that floods will...

Period 5 - 28 August 2002. NEW DEVELOPMENTS Following the previous reports on the flood/mudslide of 7 August that wiped out the Dasht village of GBAO the official figures have been updated and...

This Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from assessment reports, or should the...

Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson (Paris, August 26, 2002) - The Foreign Ministry is to provide emergency aid in response to requests from the Tajik government. The aid is...

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network AFGHANISTAN: UNHCR office looted in Ghazni A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: N/A This Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Depending on the evolving...

On August 16 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to extend emergency assistance in kind (360 water tanks, 8 rolls of plastic sheeting, 400 towels and 12 electricity generators) equivalent to...

AFGHANISTAN: WFP fear food shortage in November The World Food Programme (WFP) expects a food shortage of about 60,000 mt in Afghanistan by November if donors do not step up their help, a WFP...