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Washington -- State Department Spokesman James Rubin issued a statement November 18 condemning the reported warplane bombing of a hospital in the rebel-held town of Yei in southern Sudan on November 14 for the sixth time this year. A…

Latest News from the U.S. Committee for Refugees http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sudan.htm SUDAN GOVERNMENT BOMBS CIVILIAN HOSPITAL HOURS AFTER VISIT BY USCR DELEGATION On Saturday, November 14, a hospital in the southern Sudan town of Yei was bombed, leaving two dead. The bombing occurred hours after…

The joint trial of two Rwandans accused of genocide, Clement Kayishema and Obed Ruzindana, has drawn to a close at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Judges are deliberating on the case and are expected to render a judgement early…

S/1998/1096 18 November 1998 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 18 NOVEMBER 1998 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL I have the honour to refer to resolution 1161 (1998) of 9 April 1998, in which the Security…

RICE BRIEFS REPORTERS ON RECENT AFRICA TRIP (Went to listen to African leaders) (1430) By Charles W. Corey USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Rice briefed reporters November 13 on her recent trip to seven African…

1. Introduction On 2 August 1998, barely 14 months after the end of the war initiated by the anti-Mobutu coalition, the emergence of a new armed movement announced the beginning of a further "war of liberation" in…

ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme expressed fear that a major food airlift to southeastern Angola may be required in the next few weeks after authorities temporarily suspended deliveries through the Lobito-Huambo road because of grave security concerns. "If…

New York (dpa) - The breakdown in the peace process and increased fighting among factions in Angola has displaced some 330,000 people in the past three months, worsening the humanitarian situation in the country, the United Nations said Tuesday. There…

JOHANNESBURG, 16 November 1999 (IRIN) - Half of Angola is inaccessible to the humanitarian community due to road insecurity and as a result the living conditions of 40 percent of the population is unknown, the Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (UCAH)…

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 SOUDAN Bombardement de l'hôpital d'Yei: deux morts et d'"importants dégats" Deux personnes ont été tuées samedi lors d'un…