Rapports

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - A meeting which was to be attended by parties to the dispute in Burundi initially scheduled for Thursday in Arusha, Tanzania, at the initiative of former Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere, has been postponed indefinitely, a government…

Introduction A six day trip was made to Kuraz wereda in South Omo zone of the Southern Nations Nationalities Peoples Resional State, flying to the Swedish Philadelphia Church Mission (SPCM) Kibbish Well Mission on the Kenyan border. Most of the…

The humanitarian impact of the turmoil in eastern Zaire continues to spill over into Burundi. There has been a marked increase in both the number and size of skirmishes between Hutu rebels and Burundian military authorities as rebels continue…

Summary This year the belg rains were on time in all belg producing weredas of the North Omo zone - Southern Nations Nationalities Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS), although often excessive. Rainfall received in February was reported to be too much…

RELIEF ASSISTANCE RESUMES TO AKOBO...Three staff of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF)-Belgium, accompanied by the WFP security officer, flew to Akobo on 6 November to explore the possibility of returning to the area to continue programmes. After discussion with local authorities,…

1. Introduction and Objective The 1996 Meher Season Pre-Harvest Crop Assessment was launched by the central Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) in mid-October. While in previous years the assessment teams were mainly composed of members from line ministries and…

This is the second in a series of updates which will be published at six week intervals between full RNIS reports, which are now published every three months. The update is based on information available to the ACC/SCN (see…

SUDAN: DROUGHT appeal no. 17/96 situation report no. 1 period covered: 10 October - 3 November 1996 The Red Sea Hills region, located in north-eastern Sudan, is susceptible to chronic drought. Years of relief food assistance have affected the traditional…

UNITED NATIONS (Nov 11, 1996 05:06 a.m. EST) - Probes by Sudanese groups into slavery and other human rights abuses glossed over available data and shed little light on the alleged horrors, according to a U.N. report released over…

Southern Sudan: A FAO/WFP/UNICEF joint crop assessment mission to Southern Sudan was completed in early October. Preliminary findings were that the Juba, Jonglei, Gogrial and Aweil areas will be most affected by earlier flooding, crop disease and insecurity [OLS 08/10/96]. An…