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I have the honour to refer to the statement by the President of the Security Council of 22 November 2006 (S/PRST/2006/47), by which the Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in the…

J'ai l'honneur de me référer à la déclaration du Président du Conseil de sécurité en date du 22 novembre 2006 (S/PRST/2006/47), dans laquelle le Conseil a décidé de proroger d'un an, jusqu'au 31 décembre 2007, le mandat du Bureau…

PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - French fighter jets opened fire on rebel positions in the Central African Republic on Thursday as government forces faced resistance in their bid to recapture the northeast of the country, the French military said. Government…

Fear and violence hold the people of the fertile Central African Republic hostage to hunger. Marcus Prior travels down a road of charred remains and looks at the great irony: how hunger and plenty can exist side by side. Central…

HIGHLIGHTS Floods in the Horn of Africa-High vulnerability of populations-Major floods have recently hit parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Estimated numbers of the affected populations are changing rapidly because assessments are still on-going, and new flooding is still occurring. The…

SG/SM/10773, IHA/1244 Following is the text of remarks, as delivered today by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at the launch of Humanitarian Appeal 2007 in New York: Let me start by thanking HRH [Princess Haya of Jordan] and Dr. [Denis] Mukwege [Director…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The CAR hovers: pinched between Darfur and Chad on the one hand, with an armed rebellion and a bankrupt government on the other. A quarter of the country’s four million people are struck directly; a…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The scale of the humanitarian situation in eastern Chad continues to be immense as a result of the volatile and unpredictable nature of the crisis, brought about by continued multiple threats from within and…

BANGUI, le 29 novembre (IRIN) - Appuyées par des éléments de l'armée française, les troupes gouvernementales centrafricaine ont repris le contrôle de la ville de Birao (nord), tombée en octobre dernier aux mains des rebelles de l'Union des forces…

Press Release No:2007/158/AFR WASHINGTON, November 28, 2006 - The International Development Association (IDA) today approved a grant of US$82 million to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), effectively restoring the country to a full partnership with the Bank and setting the stage…