MANILA Sunday, September 27, 2009 (IRIN) – At least 70 people died and more than 270,000 were driven from their homes in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana, according to the country’s National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).
MANILA Sunday, September 27, 2009 (IRIN) – At least 70 people died and more than 270,000 were driven from their homes in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana, according to the country’s National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC).
DUBAI Sunday, September 27, 2009 (IRIN) – Saudi Arabia’s US0 million pledge to the UN for the specific purpose of meeting the needs of some 2.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Pakistan is the largest single contribution to date for that cause, according to Martin Mogwanja, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan.
DUBAI Sunday, September 27, 2009 (IRIN) – Saudi Arabia’s US0 million pledge to the UN for the specific purpose of meeting the needs of some 2.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Pakistan is the largest single contribution to date for that cause, according to Martin Mogwanja, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Pakistan.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his hope that the nuclear and other outstanding issues faced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be resolved through dialogue, as he met on Sunday with a top official from Pyongyang.