Reports

RWANDAN AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES & RWANDA COUNTRY OPERATIONS Period covered: May 1 - May 20 With the fall of Kinshasa to the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL) and the exit of President Mobutu Sese Seko the…

DATE=6/4/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2- TITLE=ANGOLA DEMOBILIZATION (L-ONLY) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE HAS BEEN GRANTED TO ORGANIZATIONS CHARGED WITH DEMOBILIZING SOLDIERS TAKING PART IN THE ANGOLAN CIVIL WAR. THE GENEVA-BASED "INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION" HAS RECEIVED A CASH INFUSION (EDS: FOUR…

New York, June 3, 1997 -- In eastern Angola a province isolated by war is expecting its first rice harvest in five years. Farmers in five communities of Moxico province have planted half a ton of rice seeds from the…

A weekly report on major developments concerning relief operations in southern Sudan EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT IN BAHR EL GHAZAL... In response to numerous reports of malnutrition in areas of Bahr el Ghazal, the OLS consortium has begun a series of joint assessments…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Some 30 Years after the formation of the Organization of African Unity, one of the continent's longest conflicts, remains absent from summit agenda, much to the frustration of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement which feels betrayed…

(Excerpt) UNDP FLASH UNDP's Emergency Response Division is providing the funds to strengthen the newly created Ministry for Reintegration in Bujumbura and to increase its capacity to coordinate humanitarian assistance. The assistance will also offer shelter, water and sanitation services to…

LUANDA, Angola (PANA) - Angolan deputy minister for local government, Nzau Puna, was beaten up and injured by members of UNITA (former armed opposition), the country's news agency, Angop reported on Sunday. The agency said the attack occured last Friday during…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Burundi on Sunday called on the international community to lift economic sanctions and a blockade imposed against it, saying their effects were hitting hard at ordinary citizens and derailing the peace process. The central African country,…

OLS is a consortium of UN and non-government agencies working with the people of southern Sudan, whose survival, protection and development is jeopardized by the complex emergency and chronic underdevelopment. In striving to meet the needs of the southern…

SC/6379 SECURITY COUNCIL URGES ALL PARTIES IN BURUNDI TO CONTINUE PURSUING NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT THROUGH DIALOGUE In Presidential Statement, Council Also Welcomes Easing of Sanctions against Burundi to Alleviate Suffering of Its People The Security Council this afternoon urged all parties in…