Reports

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said today it is seeking $159 million to help hundreds of thousands of refugees in five countries in the African Great Lakes. The funding will cover operations in Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania,…

REG. NO. 98/0018 Period covered: 23 February - 1 March 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 GOB remains committed to…

Northwest Zone - Hargeisa Office General Situation 'Somaliland' President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal paid a three-week visit to Ethiopia, Italy, France and Djibouti. In an interview with the local press and BBC Somali section, Mr. Egal said he held talks with a…

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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:…

WFP EMERGENCY REPORT Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) Sierra Leone B) Ethiopia C) East and Central Africa: Regional Transport Corridors, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo D) Democratic People's Republic…

Nairobi-- Two U.S. C-130 Hercules aircraft flew their first mission yesterday from Mombasa to assist the United Nations World Food Programme in its Kenya flood emergency operation. WFP welcomed the U.S. contribution of planes which airdropped 16 tons of maize…

ip/98/199 Brussels, 27 February 1998 Humanitarian aid in Africa: news in brief The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth a total of ECU 3.6 million for projects in Africa. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will go towards…

Press Release AFR/40 IHA/650 UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES $550 MILLION APPEAL TO MEET EMERGENCY NEEDS OF OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN GREAT LAKES REGION AND CENTRAL AFRICA NEW YORK, 27 February (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations today launched a…

N A T I O N S U N I E S 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…

Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) Sierra Leone B) Ethiopia C) East and Central Africa: Regional Transport Corridors, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo D) Democratic People's Republic of Korea E)…