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CAIRO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Two Egyptian relief flights carrying more than 80 tonnes of food and medical aid for Sudan's famine and drought-afflicted south left Cairo on Thursday, airport officials said. They said one flight was to Khartoum, and the…

HighlightsCumulative Deliveries for August - (Northern and Southern Sectors) - A total of 11,723 metric tons of food has been delivered to southern Sudan locations over the period 1-26 August; target WFP deliveries for the month…

Le pasteur anglican Emmanuel Gasana, donné pour mort lors du massacre de sa famille intervenu le 16 août dernier près de Ruhango (préfecture de Gitarama), a en fait échappé au drame, a indiqué la radio gouvernementale.…

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 [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies,…

NAIROBI, 27 August 1998 (IRIN) - In a bid to persuade Angola to end its military support for Kinshasa, the rebel Congolese Democratic Movement (CDM) has written to the Angolan government to assure Luanda their campaign is a homegrown…

by Mary Anne Fitzgerald and Shep Lowman WASHINGTON - Refugee camps are meant to be safe havens for people who have fled violence in their homelands. International organizations have a responsibility to protect refugees. But violence against female refugees has…

Some 59,000 people forced to leave their homes on account of the fighting around Kassala in north-eastern Sudan have found refuge in six makeshift camps. Many of the 25,000 displaced since July are living in huts made of branches covered…

"ADRA News Release" Contact: Beth Schaefer, News & Information Officer Phone: (301) 680-6355 Fax: (301) 680-6370 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND - Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International personnel are mourning the death of Listone Mabuto, ADRA Sudan internal handling, shipping…

REG. NO. 98/0087 HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN ANGOLA Period covered: 20 - 26 August 1998 The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) GENERAL SITUATION The UNITA statement to stop any collaboration with the…

The suffering caused by the Nairobi bombing has only just begun, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said today. Launching a worldwide appeal to assist victims of the August 7 blast which targeted the American…