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Introduction The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) supports disaster response and preparedness...
Despite intensified sanctions on Iran, US-based nongovernmental organizations are trying to prove that they should be allowed to work in the country. The process is daunting enough that many groups...
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] TEHRAN, 9 Aug 2005 (IRIN) - Access to adequate housing in Iran is fraught with difficulties. Iran is riddled with earthquake...
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Researched, written and published by the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI Paul Harvey Research Fellow, HPG Executive summary Researched, written and published by the Humanitarian Policy Group at ODI...
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“Bam is still alive” By Margriet Blaauw, Psychosocial Officer When arriving in Bam ten months after an earthquake destroyed almost the entire city, the first images are of total devastation: piles of...
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INTRODUCTION This document aims to highlight commonalities and trends in humanitarian needs and response, drawing examples where appropriate from specific situations where the Consolidated Appeals...
With the purpose of saving lives and to meet the immediate needs of the victims of the earthquake which led to the death of at least 35 people and injured 278 persons on Friday at 5:17 pm (13:47 GMT)...
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...
Ref: OCHA/GVA -2004/0084 OCHA Situation Report No. 3 Iran - Baladeh Earthquake Occurred on 28 May 2004 The needs of the affected population were adequately met. Situation 1. The 28 May strong...
Teheran (dpa) - About 165 million dollars worth of damage was caused by an earthquake, which hit northern Iran Friday, the Iranian government estimated after a review of the quake-hit areas, the news...
Situation: 133 villages were reported by rescue and relief organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society to have been damaged ranging from 30 to 80 percent by the 28-May strong earthquake...
TEHRAN, 31 May (IRIN) - The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said that 35 people were killed and 278 injured in Friday's earthquake in northern Iran. The rescue phase is drawing to a close as...
Teheran (dpa) - Rescue operations in the quake areas in north and northwest Iran have partly finished, Khabar news network reported Sunday. Bijan Daftari, of the Natural Disasters' headquarters at...
Situation: The 28-May strong earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale led to the death of at least 35 people and injured 220 persons on Friday at 5:17 pm (13:47 GMT) in three provinces of...
On Friday 28th of May 2004 at 17:08 local time (12:38 UTC), an earthquake measuring 5.5 in Richter scale shook Northern and Central Iran. The earthquake that was also felt strongly in Tehran had a...
Situation: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Iran at 5:08 (local time) on the afternoon of 28 May 2004, centered on village of Baladeh in the northern province of Mazandaran. This...
Map adapted from International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Internet site
TEHRAN, 29 May 2004 (IRIN) - Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) rescue teams worked throughout the night following a violent earthquake which shook northern Iran on Friday, measuring 6.2 on the...
Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2004/0081 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Iran - Baladeh Earthquake Occurred on 28 May 2004 There has been no request for international assistance from the Government of Iran. Situation ...
By Parinoosh Arami TEHRAN, May 28 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake rocked the Alborz mountain chain in northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 20 people and damaging scores of villages, officials...
