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Press Release SC/6625 19990112 Unanimously Adopting Resolution 1221 (1999), Council Condemns Downing Of Two United Nations Planes and Deplores Loss of Other Commercial Aircraft Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, the Security Council this afternoon reiterated its demand that the leader of…

The Security Council on Tuesday condemned the downing of two United Nations-chartered aircraft and deplored the loss, under suspicious circumstances, of other commercial aircraft in Angola. Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council demanded that all…

By Luke Baker LUANDA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Angola's humanitarian situation will deteriorate rapidly if food and medicine flights, suspended after two U.N.-chartered planes were shot down, are not resumed soon, aid workers said on Tuesday. All United Nations flights were…

By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - A resolution circulated in the Security Council late on Monday would condemn the recent shooting down of two U.N.-chartered planes over territory controlled by Angola's UNITA rebels and would blame their…

LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambia-based Pan African Peace Foundation (PAPF) has offered to act as co-mediators in the deepening conflicts in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other trouble spots on the continent. In a statement issued…

LUANDA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday that its rescue team had found the first of two U.N. transport planes shot down over central Angola over Christmas, but was unable to say if any of…

This report includes: A) Sierra Leone as Supplement B) Angola C) Central and East Africa: DR Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda D) China flood operations E) Iran refugee operations F) Afghanistan G) FR Yugoslavia and region: Kosovo. From Manuel…

Media Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 LUANDA, ANGOLA -- The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was forced to evacuate staff from various development projects in Angola this week after fighting and…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +2711 880 4633 Fax: +2711 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za ANGOLA: UN Secretary-General to report to Security Council UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will report to the Security Council next week…

The United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations has instructed the UN Mission in Angola to resume air operations to relocate UN personnel and equipment, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The decision followed a commitment by Angolan President José Eduardo…