Sudan
Aug 4-5 - 1998 For original document including photo, see http://www.wfp.org/OP/Countries/sudan/980804.html Resourcing Update: The current update on resourcing reflects the US contribution including associated costs which changes the overall picture of the contribution as shown in the attachment. The total dollar value of…
Angola
United Nations special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has decided to extend his mission to Angola, which is teetering on a return to civil war, a member of his delegation said on Wednesday. Brahimi was due to leave the oil- and diamond-rich…
Sudan
Sudan is facing its worst humanitarian aid crisis in 10 years, according to a group of United Nations agencies and partner humanitarian relief organizations which collectively form "Operation Lifeline Sudan." In a position paper released on Monday, Operation Lifeline Sudan describes…
Rwanda
Judge Laity Kama, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, said the Tribunal would render its first judgements "in the very near future." Speaking to reporters at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Judge Kama said…
Angola
Angola's President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has assured the United Nations that peace accords signed with the UNITA movement remain valid despite an upsurge in fighting in the country. The assurance was given to visiting UN envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, who…
Somalia
HUMANITARIAN UPDATE "Somaliland" declares UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator "Persona Non Grata" "Somaliland's" President, Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, has declared the UNDP Resident Representative and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Dominik Langenbacher, persona non grata. In a letter addressed…
Sudan
The Sudanese government has declared a ceasefire to allow aid to reach all parts of famine-hit southern Sudan. In a statement, the Sudanese Council of Ministers said the government would observe a unilateral, full and comprehensive ceasefire in all parts…
Sudan
Project No.: 5826.01Duration: from: 01-04-98 to: 31-03-99Number of beneficiaries: 2 480 000Total cost to WFP: 65 812 523 1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE Fifteen years of civil war, recurrent population displacement and consecutive crop failures in…
Sudan
Mr. Chairman, I will focus my remarks today on Sudan. We will, with your permission, submit additional written information to the Committee on World Food Program activities in northern Uganda. Two weeks ago, WFP staff began distributing 250 tons of food…
Sudan
In a statement read out by his Spokesman, Juan Carlos Brandt, the Secretary-General welcomed the recent resumption of talks and reiterated his full support for the peace process. "He commends the two parties for agreeing to a three-month ceasefire on…
