Angola
UN SECURITY COUNCIL PUSHES AHEAD WITH PLANS The UN Security Council went into private session on 25 February, during which it will agree to a plan to progressively cut its presence in Angola. The UN's new Secretary General, Kofi Annan, had…
Angola
DAKAR, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched a 38.2-million-U.S.-dollar appeal Friday for its 1997 repatriation programme of some 300,000 Angolan refugees. From its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency said at least 74,000 Angolan refugees had…
Angola
UNHCR launched an appeal today for $38.2 million for its repatriation program this year for more 300,000 Angolan refugees. More than 74,000 Angolan refugees have returned to Angola since June when UNHCR started activities in Angola. This followed a peace accord…
Angola
DATE=2/12/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209997 TITLE=ANGOLA GOVERNMENT (L ONLY) BYLINE=ALEX BELIDA DATELINE=JOHANNESBURG CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE FORMER ANGOLAN REBEL MOVEMENT UNITA PROMISED TO HAVE ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO A PROPOSED NEW COALITION GOVERNMENT IN LUANDA BY TODAY (WEDNESDAY. FEB, 12). BUT IN ANOTHER APPARENT SETBACK TO THE PEACE…
Angola
From Segun Adeyemi ; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, United Nations (PANA) - The United Nations has told Angolans that it will extend its mission in their country for two months if a government of national union and reconciliation is formed…
Angola
DATE=2/10/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209900 TITLE=ANGOLA UNCERTAINTY (L ONLY) BYLINE=ELAINE JOHANSON DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE UNITED NATIONS IS EXPRESSING NEW ANXIETY ABOUT THE PEACE PROCESS IN ANGOLA -- AS A DEADLINE APPROACHES WEDNESDAY FOR THE FORMER UNITA REBELS TO BEGIN SERVING IN A GOVERNMENT OF…
Angola
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…
Angola
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…
Angola
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…
Angola
Presidential Statement Cites Failure by UNITA to Meet Lusaka Protocol Timetable, Slow Pace of UNITA Demobilization The Security Council this afternoon called upon the Angolan Government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) to strictly implement…
