Informes

The tragic killing of three expatriate workers of the humanitarian organization Midecins du Monde and the severe wounding of a fourth in Ruhengeri on 18 January 1997 highlighted the degree to which the security situation in Rwanda has deteriorated…

To help the people of southern Sudan during the current conflict through measures to support their survival, protection and development. PO Box 44145, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: (254-2) 622410, Fax: (254-2) 215296, Email: unicef.ols@unicef.unon.org OLS Programmes Update Household Food Security Vet programme…

LUANDA, Angola (PANA) - United Nations forces in Angola will begin leaving Angola Feb. 28, the U.N. special envoy to Angola, Alioune Blondin Beye, said Friday. He said the pace of the withdrwal, to be phased over seven months, will…

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) DATE: 22 JANUARY 1997 The outlook for the short rains crops (mainly maize, millet, sorghum and pulses) has seriously deteriorated due to insufficient rainfall during the growing…

Judith Matloff, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor JOHANNESBURG -- Rebels trying to overthrow Sudan's Islamic regime are posing one of the biggest challenges in 13 years of civil war, thanks to new ties with the northern opposition and…

From Musengwa Kayaya; PANA Staff Correspondent LUSAKA, Zambia (PANA) - At least 40 million U.S. dollars is required for the repatriation of some 30,000 Angolans exiles living in Zambia and other Southern African states, says the United Nations High Commissioner…

From Segun Adeyemi; PANA Correspondent UNITED NATIONS, New York (PANA) - The UN Security Council has warned that failure to implement a recent agreement on the formation of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation (GNUR) could jeopardise the Angolan…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No. 90 on the Great Lakes (Thursday 30 January 1997) - Reuters reported a third attack, in only two weeks, on Medecins…

Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, January 30, 1997. Burundi's democratically elected president was overthrown in a military coup on July 25. Despite the coup, the National Assembly and political parties continue to…