Rapports

UN prepares to withdraw MONUA The United Nations looks set to pull out its 1,000 member peacekeeping mission in Angola, MONUA, after UN Secretary General Kofi Annan accepted that the peace process agreed in Lusaka in 1994 was effectively over. Behind…

JOHANNESBURG, 21 January (IRIN) A draft presidential statement from the UN Security Council, leaked to the press, has called for a continued political presence in Angola despite a recommendation by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to pull out the peacekeeping mission, MONUA. The…

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Press Release SC/6630 19990121 Presidential Statement Reaffirms Primary Cause of Crisis UNITA's Refusal To Comply with Basic Provisions of Lusaka Protocol Alarmed at the serious deterioration of the political and military situation in Angola, the Security Council this afternoon underlined the great importance…

LUSAKA, 21 January (IRIN) - Zambia is preparing for an influx of refugees should the fighting in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) intensify. The UNHCR office in Lusaka told IRIN on Thursday that contingency plans were…

JOHANNESBURG, 20 January (IRIN) Zambian President Frederick Chiluba has warned his country will defend itself if Angola decides to attack, 'The Post' daily reported on Wednesday. Responding to Angolan government allegations that Zambia was supporting the rebel UNITA movement, Chiluba described the…

Trócaire last night (Thursday) called on the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, to re-think the proposed withdrawal of the UN Observer Mission (MONUA) from Angola. During the Secretary General's three-day visit to Ireland, Trócaire's Mary Sutton expressed concern…

Pesc/98/158 - released on 20 January 1999 Brussels, 28 December 1998 - 14456/98 (Presse 461) The European Union expresses its grave concern about the persisting impasse in the Angolan peace process and in the implementation of the 1994 Lusaka Agreements, which have…

JOHANNESBURG, 20 January (IRIN) The UN's Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has urged Angolan government officials to ensure safe access for the provision of emergency humanitarian aid in the country as UN officials on Wednesday stressed that humanitarian work…

JOHANNESBURG, 20 January (IRIN) Registration for military conscription began in Angola this week following an intensive media campaign, diplomatic sources in Luanda told IRIN on Wednesday. Over the last few weeks, there has been a widespread campaign in the newspapers and…