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Arusha, 13 octobre 98 (FH) - L'ouverture officielle du troisieme round de pourparlers interburundais a ete fixee a ce mardi a 16h.00 heures locales (13h.00 GMT) au Centre international de conferences d'Arusha (AICC). Selon les organisateurs, une session pleniere devrait adopter…

Alexandria, Virginia - The following document was released by the International Strategic Studies Association on October 9, 1998: A new offer of mediation has been made to end the deadlock in the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, it was announced today…

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: Rebels capture Kindu Journalists who travelled to Kindu today (Tuesday) reported that the city…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. Since the attack on Sudanese refugee settlements on 3 October, UN staff in the Yambio area of southern Sudan…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that thousands of refugees have fled fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania and Burundi. The United Nations refugee agency said that over the weekend, almost…

Appeal: AFER81Eritrea Assistance to Deportees & War AffectedAppeal Target: US$ 1,548,6709 October 1998 During the month of May this year, a border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia broke out resulting in large numbers of civilians from both sides…

21 - 29 September 1998 By Joachim D. Ahrens, Senior Field Officer, and Yves Guinand, Field Officer, UNDP-EUE Introduction The border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea led to open confrontation in May and June 1998, resulting in the displacement…

DURI MOHAMMED (Ethiopia) said the source of the present conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea was not just a simple bilateral dispute. It was also the result of aggression committed by Eritrea, which constituted a flagrant violation of international law and…

HAILE MENKERIOS (Eritrea) said overcoming the legacy of colonialism had proven difficult for African peoples and governments and had been compounded by an unequal relationship with the economically developed countries. That did not excuse Africa's part in continuing its marginalization.…

STATEMENT BY SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR I was pleased to learn from Ross Mountain, Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator, who has held talks over the weekend with the parties in Nairobi and Khartoum, that…