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A massive migratory locust outbreak in southwestern Madagascar may develop into a major plague unless control operations are expanded quickly, warns FAO's Locust Group. FAO has appealed to the donor community for funds totalling US$2 million to purchase the necessary…

(Excerpt) AFTERNOON HR/CN/97/51 Approves Measures on Situations in Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Equatorial Guinea, and on Right to Development The Commission on Human Rights decided this afternoon to appoint a Special Representative to make recommendations to the Rwandan Government on how to improve respect…

Peace File Number 9 A Document Published by the Sudanese Ministry of External Relations, Khartoum, 16th April 1997 An occasional paper published by The Sudan Foundation (Director: Sean Gabb) 212 Piccadilly London WC1V 9LD United Kingdom Telephone: 0171 917 1854 Fax: 0171 439 0262 E-mail: main@sufo.demon.co.uk Web Page: http://www.sufo.demon.co.uk ISBN:…

[Unedited text - not an official record] The Commission on Human Rights, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other applicable…

Kenya Drought Update - Period 10 April to 16 April 1997 Introduction Good rains continued to be experienced in most parts of the country. The relief areas in which World Vision is operational continued to receive rains apart from Turkana where…

SC/6359Adopting Resolution 1106 (1997) Unanimously, Council Requests Report by 6 June on Continued UN Presence The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) until 30 June 1997, with the…

S/RES/1106 (1997) RESOLUTION 1106 (1997) Adopted by the Security Council at its 3769th meeting, on 16 April 1997 The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolution…

At the invitation of President Benjamin William Mkapa of the United Republic of Tanzania, Presidents Daniel Arap Moi of Kenya, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda, Frederick Chiluba of Zambia, and Prime Ministers Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia and Celestin Rwigyema of…

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The UN Resident Coordinator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reports that the Ethiopian Commissioner for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness (DPPC) convened a meeting of representatives from the major donors to brief them on the drought developing in Southern…

The Commission on Human Rights, Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to respect and promote the human rights and fundamental freedoms and values embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International…