Reports

JOHANNESBURG, 16 juin (IRIN) - Le Secrétaire général adjoint de l'ONU pour les affaires humanitaires et Coordinateur des secours d'urgence, Sergio Vieira de Mello, a invité cette semaine le gouvernement angolais et le mouvement rebelle UNITA à améliorer la…

JOHANNESBURG, 16 June (IRIN) - UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Sergio Vieira de Mello, this week urged the Angolan government and the UNITA rebel movement to improve security and protection for humanitarian workers in Angola. His plea…

IP/99/398 Brussels, 16 June 1999 - The European Commission has made available funding for humanitarian aid in Tadjikistan (euro 16 million),in Angola (euro 10 million), Cambodia (euro 5.5 million), Sierra Leone (euro 5 million),North Korea (euro 4 million), Guatemala (euro 2…

Members of the Security Council on Tuesday emphasized the need for greater cooperation between the Organization for African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations in peace and security matters following their discussion of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's report on the causes…

UNITED NATIONS Advocacy & External Relations Unit Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - New York Tel.: 1-212-963-4832/2380; Fax: 1-212-963-1312 It was with profound sorrow and concern that I learnt of the brutal attack on humanitarian workers from the…

MALAWI: World Bank credit The World Bank said it had approved a US $30 million credit for Malawi to improve the quality of its road infrastructure. In a recent statement, the World Bank said that the five-year project was designed…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 June (IRIN) - Child malnutrition in Angola is now believed to have reached levels worse than at any previous time in over 20 years of civil war, according to a new report published this week. The report, based…

Press Release 99/38 Joint WFP/FAO Rome, 16 June --- Hundreds of thousands of Angolans face an increased risk of malnutrition due to reduced access to food, coupled with poor health and inadequate sanitation conditions, says a joint report by the…

JOHANNESBURG, 14 juin (IRIN) - Des hommes armés portant l'uniforme du mouvement rebelle UNITA ont tué deux employés humanitaires et en ont blessé deux autres ce week-end, lorsqu'ils ont pris en embuscade le véhicule d'un organisme d'aide portugais qui…

SOUTH AFRICA: Parliament elects Mbeki president The South Africa parliament on Monday elected Thabo Mbeki to succeed President Nelson Mandela following the resounding victory of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in the country's second democratic election on 2 June. Mbeki will…