Reports

Arusha, 16 decembre 98 (FH) - Les commissions issues des pourparlers de paix inter-burundais reunies a Arusha (nord de la Tanzanie), etaient entrees mercredi soir dans le vif du sujet. Ouverts officiellement lundi dernier par le mediateur tanzanien Julius Nyerere, les travaux…

JOHANNESBURG, 16 December (IRIN) A British-based environmentalist group has claimed that the latest fighting in Angola is being funded by international traders buying diamonds from the UNITA opposition movement led by Jonas Savimbi. The group, Global Witness, said in a report,…

The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) GENERAL SITUATION The military situation in Angola, which had gradually deteriorated over the last few months, dramatically worsened since the beginning of December…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI: UN report urges immediate action to bring about peace A new UN report on the situation…

The sanctions imposed on Burundi were a blunt instrument that had had a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable segments of that country's population, Kathleen Cravero, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in…

Chronology November: 16: Sudan will host a ministerial meeting of the Commission on Refugees, and Displaced Persons in Africa, a statement from Embassy in Nairobi said. The Sudanese government, working in liaison with the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) general secretariat,…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI 30 morts lors d'une attaque sur un camp de déplacés Une trentaine de personnes ont été…

JOHANNESBURG, 15 December (IRIN) An estimated 25,000 people fleeing heavy fighting were cramming the town of Huambo this week creating a new humanitarian crisis in Angola's central highlands. A spokesman for the UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH) described the…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org BURUNDI: 30 killed in attack on displaced camp Thirty people were killed and 20 others wounded yesterday (Monday)…

Contact: Mary Anne Fitzgerald E-mail:refintl@iconnect.co.ke Angola is on the brink of a crisis driven by the political objectives of its leaders. The humanitarian situation of the country's 12 million people is rapidly deteriorating. A lack of genuine will by Angolan leaders…