Reports

DHAGVA - 97/0870 Updates on the Appeal for International Assistance Situation Updates: 1. Unseasonable heavy rains in the highlands of Ethiopia in October-November have led to extensive flooding in the lower reaches of the Shebelle, Ganale (Juba in Somalia), and Dawa rivers,…

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 [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies, NGOs, governments, donors and…

ICRC News 97/49 The ICRC has so far distributed aid to some 100,000 flood victims throughout southern Somalia, more than 40,000 of them in the Jilib/Marere area. On the Marere dyke, where 4,000 people have been trapped by floodwaters for over…

Returning from Bardera in Somalia, a team from Action Against Hunger assessed an increased rate of malnutrition among children due to the floods which have already claimed 1500 lives and the displacement of 230,000 persons in the south of…

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Members of the Security Council on Thursday stressed the importance of the role of the United Nations in promoting peace in Burundi. Speaking on behalf of the members, Council President Fernando Berrocal Soto of Costa Rica said they were…

The gravity of the consequences of the unusually heavy rains pounding northern Kenya is yet to be known. Indeed, it will be some time before the damage and losses caused by the raging floods are assessed. However, the latest…

SACB - Situation on the ground Number of people reported to have died since yesterday: 10 (total so far 1,614) Number of displaced people: total so far at least 230,000 Livestock reported killed so far: at least 28,967 Food stock destroyed: more than…

DATE=12/10/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-223923 TITLE=ALBRIGHT / SUDAN / S BYLINE=RON PEMSTEIN DATELINE=KAMPALA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT IS IN UGANDA, THE SECOND STOP ON HER SEVEN-COUNTRY AFRICAN TOUR. AS RON PEMSTEIN REPORTS FROM KAMPALA, SHE USED HERE STOP TO MEET LEADERS…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - Organization of African Unity Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim donated 50,000 U.S. dollars Wednesday to care for Somali flood victims. Salim handed over the cheque to visiting United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees Sergio Vieira…

The Republic of Congo and Angola have agreed to strengthen their security forces along their common border according to a Xinhua report of December 9. Angolan Minister of the Interior Petroff reportedly met with Congolese interior minister Pierre Obe…