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The UN Security Council voted on Wednesday to postpone by five days to 1 July the entry into force of new sanctions against the former rebel movement UNITA for failing to carry out remaining tasks under the Angolan peace…

The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 and all subsequent relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1173 (1998) of 12 June 1998, Taking note of the letter from the Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council…

Press Release SC/6534 The Security Council tonight postponed until 1 July the coming into force of a series of measures against the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), including the freezing of funds, specified in resolution 1173…

In 1997/98, Zambia's production of maize - the staple food crop - fell by 43 percent over the previous year. According to the report of an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission that visited the…

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: Museveni and Kagame yet to confirm COMESA attendance As ministers from the Common…

Oxfam is continuing to appeal to the public for funds for Sudan. The initial appeal, co-ordinated with other agencies in the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), has raised over £6 million. This generous response from the public means fast, effective…

REG. NO. 98/0061 The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs GENERAL New cabinet appointed Following the June 6 promulgation of a transitional document,…

Un témoin de la défense s'est fait l'écho de rumeurs ayant incité aux massacres de Tutsis en avril 1994 à Kibuye (ouest du Rwanda), a-t-on appris mardi au Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR). Le "correspondant" du Front patriotique rwandais…

HUMANITARIAN UPDATE Health Update On 19 June, WHO reported a total of 14,456 cholera cases with 598 deaths countrywide. In Bossaso, UN/NGO efforts to contain the epidemic continued with improved case management and social mobilization stabilizing the problem. The cholera task…

UN Security Council sanctions against UNITA are likely to be postponed following "concrete concessions" by UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi over the state administration of the remaining areas under his control, diplomatic sources in Angola told IRIN. The UN Secretary-General's Special…