Reports

NAIROBI, 14 August 1998 (IRIN) - The former rebel movement UNITA has accused the government of launching a major military offensive in the country's diamond-rich northern Malanje province, news agencies have reported. UNITA alleged in a statement released in Lisbon yesterday…

Famine Response, South Sudan Vermont resident Alison Gardner, currently employed at the Vermont Department of Health, will be traveling to Sudan to serve as a nutrition consultant for CARE. Gardner will work with CARE's famine response. She will initially…

It was a typical Saturday afternoon in this former lakeside resort on Lake Kivu. Soldiers waited in the back of a truck, legs dangling lazily over the side, while the occasional civilian pushed a bicycle along carefully to avoid…

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,…

REG. NO. 98/0081 HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN ANGOLA Period covered: 6 - 12 August 1998 The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit in Luanda (UCAH) GENERAL SITUATION The political atmosphere slightly improved last week, mainly for…

SC/6560Resolution 1190 (1998) Adopted Unanimously The Security Council this afternoon decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) for one month, until 15 September, and in the strongest possible terms, called…

A l'automne de 1984, des images saisissantes de la souffrance en Ethiopie sont venues troubler la conscience des Canadiens et des Canadiennes. Dans les communautés inuits, dans des écoles primaires du pays, au sein des organismes humanitaires nationaux, partout, la…

In the fall of 1984, stark images of human suffering in Ethiopia challenged the consciences of Canadians across the country. From Inuit communities to primary school classrooms to national humanitarian agencies, Canadians met this challenge and poured millions into relief…

Logistics HighlightsJuba Barge Convoy - (Northern Sector) - The Juba barge convoy delivered 78 mt of food for distribution to 30,000 beneficiaries in Adok (Upper Nile State) on 12 August. Airlift of CSB and HEB to Wau…

SC/6559 Council Observes Minute of Silence In Memory of Those Who Tragically Lost Their Lives The Security Council this evening strongly condemned the terrorist bomb attacks in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, on 7 August, which…