Reports

JOHANNESBURG, 25 November (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the UN Security Council he is "extremely concerned" at the deteriorating humanitarian situation and increased tensions in Angola between the government and the UNITA rebel movement led by Jonas…

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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Kabila to attend Paris summit as "acting" president DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila will attend…

ZURICH, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland, though not a member of the United Nations, decided on Wednesday to impose the same sanctions on Angola's opposition movement UNITA as those already set by the U.N. Security Council. The sanctions, including a…

Noting with concern the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Angola, members of the Security Council on Wednesday called for respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilian populations in the country. The members of the Council, who were briefed today…

The ability of many Sudanese to sustain their livelihoods have been eroded and the impact of the crisis in 1998 will take time to recover from. In the meantime, communities continue to be very vulnerable. For this reason, an…

The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) POLITICAL SITUATION The 20th of November was the fourth anniversary of the Lusaka Protocol. Mr. Muteka, the Minister of Territorial Administration and…

I. HIGHLIGHTS * An abnormal increase in the American Boll Worm was observed over newly forming sorghum in parts of Gebiley, Borama and Dilla districts of Somaliland during the first week of October 1998. * The Shabelle River burst its…

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 REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (RDC) Kabila participe au sommet de Paris au titre de Président "par…

Concern has a large emergency nutrition programme in 9 sites feeding more than 3,000 children and adults. The town of Ajiep in Gogrial County was a small village until the famine and civil war caused massive population displacement. The…

(prepared by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Bujumbura, Burundi) General Secretary General, Security Council issue statements on Rutovu massacre. In a statement released on 13 November, the UN Secretary General expressed shock over the killing of up to 100…