Reports

Red Sea State on Sudan's coast is normally susceptible to chronic drought -- in 1996/97 the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS)/Federation carried out a relief operation targeting 179,000 Beja nomads with food assistance. The area is also prone to…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN-CEA: Bulletin hebdomadaire no 10-98 d'information sur l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est (du vendredi…

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@dha.unon.org [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies,…

NAIROBI, March 5 (Reuters) - A Sudanese government plane bombed a hospital at Yei town in rebel-held territory on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 46, the charity Norwegian People's Aid said. A government Antonov plane dropped 13 bombs at…

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@dha.unon.org IRIN Update No. 368 for Central and Eastern Africa (Thursday 5 March 1998) SUDAN: Seven killed in…

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@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 368 d'information sur l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est (du jeudi 5…

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@dha.unon.org BURUNDI : L'ancien president dit qu'il n'y a pas de justice au Burundi Selon l'ancien president burundais,…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S 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@dha.unon.org BURUNDI: Former president says…

1. SUMMARY OF REGIONAL SITUATION While the intensity of the El Niño weather phenomenon continued high February, its impact on the 97/98 crop growing season in Southern Africa has not been very significant. The widespread drought anticipated by the patterns…

The Food Aid Organization of the United Nations System NAIROBI -- Final results from a United Nations World Food Programme harvest assessment conducted in southern Somalia this month indicate that major crops from the January harvest have been drastically reduced by…