We are cooped up all day here. Tarpaulin sheets will also be distributed to cover temporary shelters and make them fully waterproofed. Armenia's continued refusal to close the nuclear power plant, which is considered to be structurally unsafe (the power plant lies on an earthquake-prone fault line) might aggravate its relations with the European Commission. The State Council also put emphasis on the efforts to restore hydropower facilities, saying priority should be given to the reconstruction and repair of reservoirs, dams, rural water supply systems, irrigation, hydrology and water resources. White blood cells fight infection and platelets help blood clot. Kits include antiseptic soaps, antibiotics, anti-malarial drugs, fever medicines and bandages. CRS helped the cooperatives try to rehabilitate poor soils by creating dykes and digging half-moon-shaped holes for planting Ziziphus trees, which produce highly nutritious fruits known locally as 'Pommes du Sahel', or apples of the Sahel. By now, Oshakati seemed miles and miles away although a broadcast tower in the centre of the town was clearly visible. So far, one month rations of bulgar wheat, vegetable oil, salt and pulses have been distributed to 1000 refugees. In addition, Mercy Corps Kyrgyzstan has also developed and published a Bean Recipe Book that will help households to receive maximum nutrition and caloric value from the beans distributed. A long-term impact on the local tourism economy is expected. Residents struggled to contain overflowing toilets, putting flood-hit areas at risk of the spread of disease. The 1999 food crisis arose in part because of inadequate assessments in 1998 - both the government and donors were convinced that 1999 would be a year of minimum food aid needs and as a result gave very little in food aid contributions. Flood-fighting volunteer Vojtech Brdicka, working at a sandbag barrier in Prague's Old Town Square, worries about his grandmother. 400 trench latrines have also been installed with support from UNICEF. Mercy Corps provided US $2,700 for a separator used to grade tea. Save the Children is distributing warm clothing, bedding, candles, water containers and thermoses, and flour to children and their families in the districts of Khuroson, Sarband, Kolkhozobod and Jomi. The chief minister said natural calamities had become a routine matter due to changes in the climate which called for formulating strategy at the federal level in which all federating units played their role to meet the challenges squarely. ZIMBABWE: No election boycott - MDC. While Mozambique's income per capita is US$ 310, well below the sub-Saharan average of US$ 754, the country has emerged as one of Africa's most successful examples of post conflict reconstruction and economic recovery. Moreover, everyone can help by utilizing water efficiently and maintaining water storage for future consumption. WFP is now preparing to drastically increase its emergency transport capacity - for example, adding more aircraft, helicopters, 4 x 4 trucks and snowploughs. Among the topics discussed were malnutrition, gender equity, challenges in the recovery of Aceh, good governance, avian influenza, family planning and role of the UN in Indonesia. On 27 islands, surveyors contracted by UNDP are performing technical assessments for infrastructure repair of jetties, warehouses, lighthouses and harbours. Erosion costs the country 1.4 million tons of fertile soil each year. In a very controversial statement, Dhlakama, anticipating electoral fraud,threatened once more to resort to civil war. Saribekian lived with her five children in a two-room apartment when the earthquake hit. * The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization reports that the loss of substantial grain stores and unharvested crops will have serious repercussions not only on immediate, but also on mid-term food security since the next harvest does not occur until April/May 2000. I am here today as a representative of an international organization of over 1.2 million people, and I do wish they were all here to be able to share [this] wonderful emotion," Boyd said in his address.