Reports

JOHANNESBURG, 8 September (IRIN) - Tension between Angola and Zambia has risen sharply this year. An Angolan government offensive against UNITA rebels in eastern Angola has sent 30,000 refugees fleeing across the border, while cross-border banditry allegedly committed by both…

(Washington, September 8, 2000) Human Rights Watch today condemned the ban imposed on September 3, 2000, by the Governor of the State of Khartoum and former minister of social planning, Mr. Mazjoub al-Khalifa, that prevents women from working in…

Peace Agreement signed First step in long negotiation process The signing of an accord on 28 August to bring peace to Burundi allows concrete negotiations to start. Yet the implementation of the power-sharing deal calls for a renewed commitment by all parties. The…

The Burundi Government's main concern was to reach agreement with the armed opposition to end the civil war between the army and rebel forces by 20 September, Séverin Ntahomvukiye, that country's Minister for External Relations and Cooperation, said at…

by War Child Kosovo 08/09/2000 Kosovo The Safe Play Area Programme - War Child is working in co-operation with KFOR, other NGOs and local people to create safe play areas for children throughout Kosovo. Many sports facilities and playgrounds lie in ruins…

SOMALIA: Faction leaders condemn new interim authority Faction leaders in Somalia opposed to the newly elected interim authority have called for new peace talks in which they should lead the process, the independent daily 'Xog Ogaal' reported on Monday. It said…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Southern Africa Tel: +27 11 880 4633 Fax: +27 11 880 1421 e-mail: irin-sa@irin.org.za ZIMBABWE: Annan gives Mugabe guarded support, urges dialogue The UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan this week gave conditional…

NAIROBI, 7 Sept (IRIN) - People claiming to be escaped slaves from Sudan have demanded the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who has joined heads of state from around the world for the UN Millennium Summit. In a…

Current situation ETHIOPIA At the beginning of August the Ethiopian Government's Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC) released a revised estimate of the number of people requiring food aid. In addition to the original 8.1 million people identified in the…

By Our Staff Reporter Fourteen young camp Sadako volunteers from Ethiopia, South Korea, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, the USA, France, Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand returned last week to Addis Ababa after a one month field mission to…