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(According to Bulletin No. 65/BCN-PCLBMN issued by the Southern Standing Office of the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as of 22 September 2000) I. FLOODING...

Emergency Announcement on Severe Floods in the Mekong River Delta (According to Bulletin No.55 (2209), issued by the Hydro-Meteorological Service of Vietnam on 22 September 2000). Downstream flood...

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) A combination of heavy monsoon rains, tropical storms, typhoons and floods have seriously affected...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesman Delphine Marie (to whom quoted text may be attributed) at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 1. West Africa Assistant...

Dili, 22 September 2000 WORLD CLEAN UP DAY IN EAST TIMOR SRSG Sergio Vieira de Mello announced today that he attends to appoint a Timorese Government official in charge of environmental issues. That...

A new crisis has arisen for Sierra Leone refugees in Guinea who have been forced out of camps and homes, beaten and robbed of all resources. Thousands are stranded. The United Methodist Church in...

At a Headquarters press briefing today, Bernard Miyet, Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, said that the Secretary-General's report on the United Nations Mission in the Democratic...

The deployment of the first teams of United Nations military observers to the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea began today, as the newly authorized peacekeeping mission starts a new phase of...

IWPR'S REPORTING CENTRAL ASIA, NO. 22 By Vladimir Davlatov in Dushanbe and Karina Insarova in Nukus An unprecedented drought in Central Asia has left millions of people facing famine and disease. ...

by: Veasna Kith - Communications Officer, World Vision Cambodia World Vision Cambodia is engaged in the initial phase of flood relief work, providing food and shelter materials to 1,302 families...

USAID programs in Colombia are intended to provide hope to the people of that country, who "are desperate for the restoration of normalcy to their lives -- [and who deserve a future] free of violence...

Following is the State Department text: (begin text) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman September 22, 2000 STATEMENT BY RICHARD BOUCHER, SPOKESMAN FRENCH AIRFLIGHT INTO BAGHDAD At a...

Developments today, 22 September 2000 - Updated 4:30 p.m. EST Civilian administration Kosovo's transition to self-governance in danger of being derailed, Annan warns: Kosovo's transition to...

MANAGUA. The Operations Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in its Rome headquarters, Jean-Jacques Graisse, today approved a food assistance package, called Emergency Operation...

ROME - As massive floods from the Mekong River continue to inundate homes and villages in Southeast Asia, the United Nations World Food Programme announced today that it will give immediate food aid...

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of a briefing with UNAMSIL spokesman Hirut Befecadu and military spokesman Lt. Commander Patrick Coker The Indian Government has indicated to the UN...

ISLAMABAD 22 September (IRIN) - The Taliban movement, which titles itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has this week sent a high-level diplomatic mission to UN headquarters in New York to...

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 22-40-4440 Fax: +225 22-41-9339 e-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci SIERRA...

SUDAN: Anti-government protests Disturbances rocked Sudan last Sunday when students protesting against military service rioted in Kosti, the capital of White Nile State 280 km south of Khartoum,...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 22 September (IRIN) Upheavals in the Angolan diamond industry are set to continue well into next year as the...