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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…

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. 418 for Central and Eastern Africa CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: Ugandan, Eritrean leaders in…

Period covered: 11-17 May 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 Preparations for Arusha talks underway The Burundian Minister appointed to oversee…

The UNCT Somalia Monitor. 9 - 15 May 1998. Humanitarian Update. Rats threaten harvest in Southern Somalia. An explosive multiplication of rats is seriously threatening the upcoming harvest in large parts of Southern Somalia. FAO-Somalia warned on 15 May that recent field surveys…

KHARTOUM, July 16 (Reuters) - The Khartoum government has agreed to a one-month ceasefire with rebels to allow food aid to reach Sudan's famine-stricken south, the official news agency SUNA said on Thursday. SUNA quoted Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail as…

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. 417 for Central and Eastern Africa DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Regional summit postponed sine…

Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) Sudan B) Sahel: Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal and Chad C) West Africa: Regional refugee situation, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone D) East and Central Africa: Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic…

Chronology April 16: A district in southern Sudan's El Buheyrat state is threatened with famine, governor Mr Nicanor Mager has said. Mr Mager warned of "the existence of a famine threat due to an acute shortage in food and medicine"…