Reports

By Luke Baker LUANDA, March 19 (Reuters) - War-torn Angola is facing a humanitarian crisis as refugees seeking safety pour into cities, some of which are cut off from U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) supplies, aid workers said on Friday. Since…

Reporting period 12 to 18 March 1999 General Situation On 17 March, the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers requested Minister Albino Malungo to prepare a National Programme for Humanitarian Assistance within 30 days in view of the "difficult situation"…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org AFRICA: OAU Extraordinary Summit Postponed An extraordinary summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) has been…

UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATION UNIT (UCAH) Fax : (244-2) 342710 Telefone: (244-2) 344321/348205/341072 Fax: (1-212) 963-3011 (Ext.4523) Av.Comandante Val=BEdia 206-5 Andar E-Mail: ucah@compuserve.com Luanda - Angola HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ANGOLA Reporting period 5 to 12 March 1999 General Situation More than 600 people have been killed and 700…

ROME, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme on Wednesday expressed grave concern over serious food shortages among Angolans who have fled to the city of Huambo, saying one out of every five children showed symptoms of…

ROME -- The United Nations World Food Programme today expressed grave concern about malnutrition rates among internally displaced people in the southern Angolan city of Huambo, with at least 20 percent of the children showing the physical symptoms of…

JOHANNESBURG, 17 March (IRIN) - Defence and security officials from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are meeting in Swaziland to discuss current conflicts in the region. A spokesperson for SADC said items on the agenda included the ongoing conflicts…

Malnutrition and disease among internally displaced people in the southern Angolan city of Huambo are increasing at an alarming rate, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The UN agency said on Wednesday that it is "gravely concerned" at…

JOHANNESBURG, 16 March (IRIN) - The Angolan Press Agency reported yesterday that one person was killed and eight others injured when two Catholic church vehicles came under fire while travelling on the Ganda-Cubal road in Benguela. Quoting an authorised source,…

Atlanta (March 15, 1999) - Intense fighting has forced CARE to evacuate its international staff and non-local Angolan staff from Kuito, Angola, to Luanda, the capital city. The rebel group UNITA - National Union for the Total Independence of…