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Satellite technology has been available for over three decades, however for the majority of this time the use of this technology has been relegated to military and scientific fields. The rapid...

Critical Issues Humanitarian partners continue to receive reports of returnees moving from remote areas of return to locations where humanitarian operations are underway.Partners have expressed...

Three NGOs under Japan Platform have been performing medical support for refugee camps in Jordan border. BHN dispatched two communication specialists as IT support as follows: -Mr. Tomoda, Working...

Since JICA Grass Roots Grant Assistance Partner task of "Installation for Hospital Radio Transmitter Network System in Kandahar province" was contracted on May 8, the project has been started...

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This Fact Sheet updates USAID/OFDA...

UNJLC bulletins aim to provide a concise weekly overview of UNJLC activities and the current logistical situation in regard to the crisis in the Middle East. In addition, sector/country specific...

HIGHLIGHTS The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG), Sergio Viera de Mello, will arrive in Baghdad early next week. The Authority has begun establishing City Advisory Councils (CAC)...

Highlights Military Commander of Aceh, Maj. Gen. Endang Suwarya, said on Wednesday (28 May) local authorities have prepared camps for thousands of civilians displaced by war. He added that sixteen...

TALKING POINTS Public Education on Constitution With the opening of an office this last Tuesday in Kandahar, the Constitutional Review Commission has now completed the establishment of its network of...

THIS APPEAL SEEKS CHF 13.6 MILLION (USD 10.3 MILLION OR EUR 9 MILLION) IN CASH, KIND AND SERVICES TO ASSIST 347,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 6 MONTHS (AUGUST TO DECEMBER 2003) SUMMARY The operation aims to...

Chaired by Ian Purves, SHAO, OCHA NGOs were again asked to provide feedback to OCHA on relevancy, as well as content of the meetings bearing in mind that the OCHA office in Amman will be phasing down...

OFFICE OF THE HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR IRAQ HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT HIGHLIGHTS On 22 May, the Security Council adopted resolution 1483. UNICEF has completed a comprehensive assessment of...

KEY DEVELOPMENTS The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1483 on 22 May. It includes provision for a Development Fund to be managed by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and Iraq's Central...

by Rana Sidani in Algeria; pictures by Chris Black Sister National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from many countries have mobilised staff and resources to help the Algerian Red Crescent...

TALKING POINTS Update on the south A couple of weeks ago we told you of the measures we decided upon regarding security and what that meant in terms of restrictions on road missions in the south and...

I. Situation 1. The National Radio Station reports over 2,000 persons dead, over 8100 wounded and some 1,136 other missing, mainly in Boumerdès and Algiers. The Prime Minister has praised the efforts...

Highlights Intensive fighting continues between TNI troops and GAM fighters. After six days of fighting according to TNI sources some 58 GAM fighters were killed, however, GAM sources reported to...

BAGHDAD - With the arrival of 60 United Nations staff on a Boeing 737 passenger jet in Erbil this week, a humanitarian air service for the Iraq crisis run by the World Food Programme has entered full...

COORDINATED RESPONSE TO FLOOD AFFECTED The jointly coordinated government/ICRC/UN/NGO relief operations for flood victims are expanding as more areas are now accessible by road in the parts of Gode...

UNJLC bulletins aim to provide a concise weekly overview of UNJLC activities and the current logistical situation in regard to the crisis in the Middle East. In addition, sector/country specific...