Reports

1. Introduction On 2 August 1998, barely 14 months after the end of the war initiated by the anti-Mobutu coalition, the emergence of a new armed movement announced the beginning of a further "war of liberation" in…

ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme expressed fear that a major food airlift to southeastern Angola may be required in the next few weeks after authorities temporarily suspended deliveries through the Lobito-Huambo road because of grave security concerns. "If…

New York (dpa) - The breakdown in the peace process and increased fighting among factions in Angola has displaced some 330,000 people in the past three months, worsening the humanitarian situation in the country, the United Nations said Tuesday. There…

Luanda -- A World Food Programme staff member in Angola, Mr. Elias Sayala, was shot and killed this weekend while on duty in the town of Kuito, reports the UN food aid agency. Mr. Sayala, 38, died after being…

JOHANNESBURG, 16 November 1999 (IRIN) - Half of Angola is inaccessible to the humanitarian community due to road insecurity and as a result the living conditions of 40 percent of the population is unknown, the Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH)…

STATEMENT BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR 16 November 1998 I have learned with deep regret of the death of Mr. Elias Sayala, a World Food Programme staff member in Angola, shot while on…

This report includes:A) Central America: Hurricane Mitch (Supplement with EMOP document) B) Iraq C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea D) FR Yugoslavia and Region: Kosovo operation E) Guinea Bissau F) Angola. From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support Service. Available…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +2211 880 4633 Fax: +2711 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za NAMIBIA-BOTSWANA: Flight from Caprivi raises tensions An influx of Namibians fleeing the Caprivi Strip area south into Botswana this week…

REG.NO. 98/0315 HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN ANGOLA Period covered: 05-11 November 1998 The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) General Situation The overall situation in the country remains relatively calm despite occasional security…

JOHANNESBURG, 12 November 1998 (IRIN) - A senior UN official has denied that MONUA troops are being held virtual hostage in the UNITA-controlled towns of Andulo and Bailundo as insurance against a threatened government assault. Delays over the withdrawal of…