June 2010
Border monitoring Report 15 June 2010
May 2010
New issue of the OCHA Newsletter # 4, April 2010
In this issue:
- Strengthening Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
- Mudflows in Kulyab City and Surrounding Districts, Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan riots in April 2010
- Central Asian countries donate to CERF
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April 2010
New issue of the OCHA Newsletter # 3, March 2010
In this issue:
- Damaging floods hit several parts of Kazakhstan, new floods warning still in effect
- Landslide lake threatens massive floods in eastern Tajikistan
- What the academic and research sector have to offer to health emergency preparedness in Kazakhstan
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits Central Asia
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March 2010
New issue of the OCHA Newsletter # 1-2, Jan - Feb 2010
In this issue:
- South of Kazakhstan hit by severe flooding
- Tajik quake victims receive further assistance
- Workshops on 3w database held in
- Aid to
- OCHA Central Asia supports emergency response training for Resident Coordinators
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New country fact sheets available on OCHA Central Asia web portal
New country fact sheets have been added for
Download fact sheet on Kazakhstan
Download fact sheet on Kyrgyzstan
Download fact sheet on Tajikistan
Download fact sheet on Uzbekistan
January 2010
Earthquake in Tajikistan, 2 January 2010
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the Central Asian country of Tajikistan on January 2, 2010, affecting some 20 villages in two Jamoats of the Vanj district in Gorno Badakhshan. With the support of the Norwegian government, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has been able to supply the last outstanding humanitarian goods needed in response to the earthquake in Vanj. A flight carrying 100 winter tents, stoves and 600 quilted blankets arrived in Dushanbe today. The relief items are expected to reach the affected area by 14 January.
Press release - English | Russian
New issue of the OCHA Newsletter # 12, December 2009
In this issue:
- Cross-border cooperation for disaster risk management in Central Asia
- 5.3 Earthquake in Tajikistan
- Tajikistan to host high level International Conference on Water
- Kyrgyzstan sent 100 tons of flour to Afghanistan in humanitarian assistance
New maps are available on OCHA Central Asia web portal
New maps are available on OCHA Central Asia web portal in the OCHA Central Asia map section. Maps are organized according to the following categories: Reference maps, Thematic maps and Risk maps. You can choose a category below or access the country specific maps in the "Country"/Maps sections in the left hand menu.
- Reference Maps (Regions and districts)
- Thematic Maps (Population density)
- Risk Maps (Russian versions only)
December 2009 INSARAG guidelines are now available in Russian The Russian translation of the INSARAG guidelines has been prepared by the EMERCOM of Russia and is now available online. INSARAG, the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, is a network of some 80 countries under the United Nations umbrella and deals with urban search and rescue (USAR) issues. It was established in 1991, following an evaluation of the 1988 Armenia earthquake. The Field Coordination Support Section (FCSS) of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) functions as INSARAG Secretariat. Any country with international urban search and rescue response capacity or countries that are prone to disasters, especially earthquakes, are welcome to join the network. The INSARAG Guidelines have been prepared by USAR responders around the world to guide international USAR teams and disaster-prone countries to perform disaster response operations during major disasters. The Guidelines are a living document that will be improved and Incorporate the lessons learned and best practices identified in the evaluation of international disaster response operations. The INSARAG Guidelines have been endorsed in the UN General Assembly Resolution 75/150 of 16 December 2002.
To download the Russian translation of the Guidelines, click here.
To download the UN GA resolution 75/150 in English, click here
To download the UN GA resolution 75/150 in Russian, click here
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