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Press Release SG/SM/6568 AFR/62 Following is the text of a statement attributable to the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General strongly condemns yesterday's armed attack against United Nations personnel in Angola, in which one local interpreter was killed and several people were…

In southern Somalia, farmers continue the phased harvesting of off-season crops, which they had planted as floodwaters receded. Yields are higher than usual, due to adequate soil moisture and available household labor for such critical activities as weeding and…

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 IRIN Update No. 420 for Central and Eastern Africa DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Lengthy prison terms for…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org IRIN-CEA : Bulletin quotidien no 418 d'information sur l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est (du samedi…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org IRIN-CEA : Bulletin quotidien no 419 d'information sur l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est RWANDA : Onze…

In Angola, the Joint Commission on Tuesday unanimously supported a plan by the UN peace mediator to resolve the crisis that has threatened the country's peace process in recent weeks, according to a UN spokesman. The Joint Commission, which oversees 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 IRIN Update No. 419 for Central and Eastern Africa RWANDA: 11 children killed by presumed Interahamwe militiamen At…

ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Fighting between government troops and rebels is making the shortage of food in drought-hit southern Sudan even worse, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Tuesday. It said early signs for the…

By Nicholas Kotch NAIROBI, May 18 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations in Kenya took up the case of a slain Rwandan opposition leader on Monday and also demanded that Kenya do more to protect U.N. staff. Klaus Topfer,…

A weekly report on major developments concerning relief operations in southern Sudan Due to the current emergency in Bahr el Ghazal/Lakes, the OLS Weekly Update was temporarily suspended and Bahr el Ghazal specific reports were distributed. The weekly reports will now…