Reports

DHAGVA - 97/0879 INTRODUCTION 1. Since the Government appeal of 26 November 1997, further flood assessment missions have been fielded by the donors and the Government to flood affected districts of North Eastern and the Tana River delta where exceptionally heavy…

A weekly report on major developments concerning relief operations in southern Sudan SNIDs planning continues... Staff of UNICEF/OLS met this week to discuss ongoing plans for the sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) scheduled for February and March 1998. Among topics discussed were logistical concerns,…

NATIONS UNIES Departement 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 [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

Nairobi -- The United Nations World Food Programme said today it has begun Christmas airdrops of urgently needed food to hundreds of thousands of people cut off by floods in remote areas of Kenya. At the same time, WFP…

SC/6459 Presidential Statement Highlights Decision to Adopt Federal System, Form Transitional Government of National Unity The Security Council this afternoon welcomed the outcome of the meetings of Somali leaders that concluded in Cairo on 22 December, particularly their decision to adopt…

REPORT ON THE AFTERMATH OF FLOODING IN THE GODE AREA By Joachim D. Ahrens, Field Officer UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia (UNDP-EUE) Introduction Unseasonable heavy rainfalls in the Ethiopian highlands during late October and early November led to serious flooding in eastern and…

NATIONS UNIES Departement 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 [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

UNITED NATIONS Department 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. 319 for Central and Eastern Africa (Tuesday 23 December 1997) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: UN pulls aid workers…

SOUTHERN AFRICA PROGRAM PEACE EDUCATION DIVISION Where is Burundi? Burundi is in central Africa between Zaire and Tanzania, and south of Rwanda. It covers about 10,759 square miles and is home to 6 million people. A chain of mountains runs north…

S/PRST/1997/57 At the 3845th meeting of the Security Council, held on 23 December 1997 in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Somalia", the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf…