relief

Kenzo Oshima

Top UN emergency relief official holds talks in Kandahar

27 February 2002
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kenzo Oshima, today visited Kandahar - the first time a senior UN official has visited the former Taliban stronghold since the 11 September events.

FAO plans massive food distribution to Afghan schoolchildren

21 February 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced plans to launch a long-term school feeding operation in Afghanistan, where hundreds of thousands of children will benefit from relief aid.
Recently arrived Afghan refugee at Pakistani border

UN reports sharp rise in number of Afghans massed at Pakistani border

19 February 2002
The United Nations refugee agency today reported a sharp rise in the number of Afghans – now at 20,000 – who are massed at the Chaman border crossing in Pakistan waiting to be registered.

UN food agency teams enter remote parts of Afghanistan to assess needs

14 February 2002
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved personnel into isolated parts of Afghanistan as part of a three-month effort to assess the country’s food needs, a spokesperson for the agency announced today.

WHO set to survey HIV/AIDS incidence in Afghanistan

14 February 2002
Citing lack of reliable information about the level of HIV/AIDS infection in Afghanistan, the United Nations health agency said today it was set to begin a survey of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases in the country.
Squalid Jalozai camp in Pakistan

UN agency welcomes closure of squalid Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan

12 February 2002
The final convoy of Afghans left the Jalozai refugee camp in Pakistan today, marking the close of the notoriously squalid site – a move that was immediately hailed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
WHO staffers coordinate dispatch of medical supplies

UN health agency dispatches 300 tonnes of medical supplies to aid Afghans

11 February 2002
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched 300 tonnes of medicines and supplies to help 3 million people survive winter in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the agency said today.

Afghanistan: preparations for organized repatriation moving forward, UNHCR says

8 February 2002
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said that preparations in Iran and Pakistan for the organized repatriation of Afghans were going forward, although for the moment the agency was not encouraging people to return.

Avalanche near Kabul traps 20 cars, UN reports

6 February 2002
An avalanche near a tunnel connecting Kabul with the northern part of Afghanistan has trapped about 20 vehicles, a United Nations spokesman said today.

UN refugee agency gears up for returns of Afghans from Iran and Pakistan

5 February 2002
As spontaneous returns of Afghans to their home areas from neighbouring countries gained momentum, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today said it was ready to begin helping as many as 250,000 over the next two to three months on their journey back.