Informes

This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Liberia C) Afghanistan D) CIS: Armenia From D. Morton, Acting for Director, Operational Policy and Support Division. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli/Mr. M. Crosthwaite,…

DHA/INTERACTION MEETING 27 SEPTEMBER 1996 BACKGROUND PAPER ON SIERRA LEONE I. Background 1. The Government's hopes for the early signing of a peace agreement with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) have not materialized. Earlier this month it was rumoured that Foday Sankoh,…

Human rights in Sierra Leone are at a decisive point, following the return of a civilian government and progress towards a negotiated settlement to five years of internal armed conflict, Amnesty International said today. The organization called on the government, the…

This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Liberia C) Afghanistan D) CIS: Armenia From D. Morton, Acting for Director, Operational Policy and Support Division. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli/Mr. M. Crosthwaite,…

I Current Developments 1. On 25 July, President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya was deposed in a bloodless coup d'état. The succeeding military regime suspended the National Assembly, abrogated the constitution and Convention of Government and banned the activities of all political movements…

The European Union welcomes the ongoing efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore the peace process in Liberia. In particular, it welcomes the outcome of the meeting of ECOWAS Heads of State on 17…

At the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, the Regional Sanctions Co-ordinating Committee held its 2nd meeting in Kigali, Rwanda on 25 September, 1996 under its Chairman H.E. Major-General M.S.H. SARAKIKYA, High Commissioner of Tanzania to…

19-25 Sep 1996 The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Liberia UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs HIGHLIGHTS A humanitarian community emergency needs assessment mission reached…

DATE=9/25/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-203647 TITLE=BURUNDI / SANCTIONS (L) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=KIGALI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: EAST AFRICAN OFFICIALS MET WEDNESDAY TO DISCUSS THEIR ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST BURUNDI. AS V-O-A'S SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS, BURUNDI'S MILITARY-APPOINTED PRESIDENT IS CALLING FOR SANCTIONS TO BE EASED. TEXT: EAST AFRICAN AMBASSADORS MET LATE WEDNESDAY…

EAST AFRICA AND THE HORN Sudan Southern Sudan's overall 1995/96 crop production prospects are good, according to a rapid crop production assessment conducted by FEWS and the Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Association (SRRA) during August. While most counties will be self-sufficient…