Reports

Press Release WHO/23 Geneva and Frankfurt, 3 May 2001 The World Health Organization (WHO) and Aventis Pharma AG, the pharmaceutical company of Aventis, today announced a major step forward in combating African Trypanosomiasis. Better known as sleeping sickness, this deadly…

Geneva, 3 May, 2001 Over 6.2 million people in Ethiopia are in immediate need of food assistance this year, according to the Ethiopian government. The government has once more requested the international community to come to its aid to provide…

"At this very moment it can be said that the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is calm on all fronts", Leonard She Okitundu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of the…

Security Council SC/7057 4317th & 4318th Meetings (AM & PM) 3 May 2001Following Day-Long Debate, Presidential Statement Notes Terrible Toll Conflict Is Taking The Security Council this afternoon condemned the illegal exploitation of natural resources and wealth of…

UNITED NATIONS 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@ocha.unon.org ETHIOPIA: Buffer zone "not established" yet Ethiopia has rejected the boundaries of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) on…

UNITED NATIONS 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@ocha.unon.org DRC: IRC finds shocking death rates in the east The humanitarian NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Monday…

Geneva, 3 May, 2001 The Angola provinces of Benguela and Namibe were hit by floods in middle April with an estimated 25,000 people affected. The floods left a trail of destruction with hundreds of mud houses literally washed away resulting…

FONDATION HIRONDELLE - AGENCE DE PRESSE HIRONDELLE A ARUSHA POURPARLERS DE PAIX INTERBURUNDAIS NEWS DU 3 MAI 2001 Arusha, le 3 mai, 2001 (FH) - Une délégation burundaise se rendra vendredi en Afrique du Sud, o=F9 elle va rencontrer le médiateur dans…

Appeal Target: US$ 5,161,555Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 4,941,303 Geneva, 3 May 2001 Dear Colleagues, The war with Ethiopia coupled with the persistent drought affecting the horn of Africa has been responsible for the massive displacement of close…

2001-35 - News Release Ottawa - Maria Minna, Canada's Minister for International Cooperation, today announced that Canada will permanently establish its annual $10 million Peacebuilding Fund to support conflict prevention, post-conflict resolution and reconstruction. "Sustainable development goes hand in hand with…