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These guidelines provide a primer on when and how sexual violence can occur in the refugee context and the physical, psychological and social effects it can have on those exposed. Addressing ways to...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0115 1. EARTHQUAKE REGISTERING 5.1 ON RICHTER SCALE, SHOOK TOWN OF PASTO AND NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES 180 MILES (300KM) SOUTHWEST OF BOGOTA AT 6.23PM LOCAL TIME (2323 GMT) ON SATURDAY, 4...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0013 1. FLASH FLOODS FROM HEAVY RAINS SINCE 19 FEBRUARY CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN EASTERN BOTSWANA, ESPECIALLY AFFECTING MAHALAPYE, SHOSHONG, SEROWE, AND PALAPYE. 2. WHILE OFFICIAL...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0110 (DHA IS ISSUING THIS APPEAL AT THE REQUEST OF WHO) I. INTRODUCTION THE LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (LAO PDR) IS A LAND-LOCKED COUNTRY BETWEEN THAILAND AND VIET NAM. IT HAS A...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0111 SITUATION 1. ON 23 FEBRUARY 1995 AT 2100 GMT CYPRUS WAS HIT BY A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE, (HYPOCENTRE LATITUDE 35.1 DEGREES N, LONGITUDE 32.3 DEGREES EAST) ABOUT 50 MILES (80 KM)...

DHA/95/7 Le volcan Nyiragongo dont l'activite a repris depuis juin 1994 menace les quelques 200 000 Zarois et les 750 000 refugies rwandais qui vivent a 15 km de, Goma, et dans les 5 camps de...

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DHA-GENEVA 95/0106 1. EARTHQUAKE WAS OF MAGNITUDE 6.4 IN RICHTER SCALE ACCORDING TO STATE GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, WHICH ALSO REGISTERED 40 AFTERSHOCKS (11 OF WHICH SUBSTANTIAL). IT WAS ABOUT 90 KM...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0105 1. UPDATED OFFICIAL DAMAGE FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 2. COMMUTER TRAIN SERVICE TO KOBE BEING RESTORED AND ALL LINES EXPECTED TO RESUME OPERATIONS BY BEGINNING MAY. SHUTTLE BUSES NOW...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0103 1. DEATH TOLL INCREASING AND REPORTED AT 27. 2. MOST OF THE DAMAGE AND CASUALTIES CONCENTRATED IN AND AROUND COFFEE-PROCESSING CITY OF PEREIRA (300,000 INHABITANTS) 90 MILES (150...

UNREO In Country Report DHA-GENEVA 95/0045 This In-Country Report is produced once a week. The information is compiled from inputs by organizations working in Rwanda including UNICEF, UNDP, WFP, FAO,...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0102 1. ACCORDING TO THE FIRST ASSESSMENT CARRIED OUT BY COLOMBIAN NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (DIRECCION NACIONAL PARA LA PREVENCION Y ATENCION DE DESASTRES) EARTHQUAKE...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0104 1. DISASTER'S LATEST TOLL ACCORDING TO UN RESIDENT CO-ORDINATOR/UNDAC LATIN AMERICA: 1,000 HOUSES DAMAGED OF WHICH 250 DESTROYED. 34 DEATHS, 7 MISSING, MORE THAN 200 INJURED. 2...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0101 1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 6.5 ON THE RICHTER SCALE HIT CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COLOMBIA AT 18.40 GMT (13.40 LOCAL TIME) ON 8 FEBRUARY 1995. ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0072 1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 7.0 ON RICHTER SCALE HIT EAST COAST OF NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND ON 6 FEB 95 AT 11:51 HOURS LOCAL TIME (5 FEB AT 22:51 HOURS GMT). NEW ZEALAND...

DHA/95/6 Inter-Agency appeal seeks funds to help 1.8 million Liberians affected by ongoing conflict The United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) today launched a consolidated...

DHA-GENEVA 95/0071 1. UPDATED OFFICIAL DAMAGE FIGURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 5,103 DEAD, 9 MISSING, 26,182 INJURED AND 108,888 HOUSES DAMAGED. 2. HYOGO PREFECTURAL GOVT, WHICH COVERS CITY OF KOBE AND...

This document is the first report of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE), which created the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU). The Joint Environment Unit (JEU) was established...