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As petrol tankers roll again and the UK returns to 'pollution as normal', Christian Aid warns this will also cost lives. Christian Aid today called on the government to use its recent fuel tax windfall to invest in renewable energy…

Current News Malaria kills 72 children a day: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Kenya, according to findings presented during an inter-country workshop on community-based malaria interventions on Monday. The disease kills 26,000 Kenyan children a year,…

NAIROBI - Catherine Bertini, the United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy on Drought in the Greater Horn of Africa, arrives in Kenya on Sunday, 17 September for a week-long visit to the two worst-affected countries in the region. As a…

ACT members help to rebuild the country Reported by Pamela Zintatu Ntshanga, Maputo, August 2000 Along the road from Maputo to Chokwe, evidence of the damage caused by the floods that raged through Mozambique in February and March this year is…

Tearfund has launched an emergency feeding programme for children in the driest areas of northern Kenya. Thanks to the generosity of Tearfund supporters, responding to an appeal for the Horn of Africa, 4,500 malnourished children will get immediate help…

Background Fighting between Eritrea and Ethiopia erupted in May 1998, as a result of a border dispute. The Secretary-General immediately contacted the leaders of both countries, urging restraint and offering assistance in resolving the conflict peacefully. He…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires - IRIN Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tél: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 E-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org RDC : Un retour au calme précaire à Butembo Un calme précaire est revenu sur Butembo après deux jours…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 14 September (IRIN) Angola has been criticised for its continued use of land mines, despite a commitment by the government to ratify the International Mine Ban Treaty. This…

ANGOLA: New meningitis outbreak At least one person has died and 10 others have become infected with meningitis following an outbreak of the disease among displaced people in the western province of Benguela, the UN office for the Coordination 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 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Relative calm returns to Butembo An uneasy calm has settled on Butembo after two…