Reports

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: UN says govt must clarify Lusaka position The DRC government must clarify its…

NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS Ethiopia Assists UN Military Liaison Officers Ethiopia, in line with the UN Security Council resolution following the 18 June agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, has trained 74 military officers, who will act as counterparts to the United Nations…

Luanda Angolan deputy education and culture Minister Francisca Do Espirito Santo has said that about 60 percent of the country's adult population is illiterate. The Angolan news agency Wednesday quoted her as saying that two-thirds these adults who could not…

Bujumbura Cinq personnes ont été tuées par la rébellion burundaise dans la nuit du 4 au 5 septembre au chef- lieu de la commune Cendajuru en province Cankuzo (Nord-Est du Burundi), d'après l'Agence Burundaise de Presse (ABP). Une autre personne…

LUANDA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A United Nations mission said on Thursday that refugees from Angola's civil war, mainly children, were dying of starvation in the isolated eastern border town of Luau. The Angolan government reported last Friday that 10 refugees…

UNICEF's Response Nutrition: UNICEF is supporting a special Nutrition Coordination Unit in all drought and conflict affected regions to monitor malnutrition in young children and provide a comprehensive system of supplemental food distribution. These centers will also function as therapeutic feeding…

UNICEF's Response A decade of conflict in the area has left villages, schools, and health facilities looted and destroyed. Nationwide, Somalia's infrastructure is in need of major repair, making the distribution of humanitarian assistance even more difficult. Conflict has also impacted crop…

The Government of Kenya has declared a national disaster in 19 districts due to the drought. An estimated 3.3 million people are at risk of starvation. Over a million children and 430,000 pregnant and lactating women are in urgent…

Maputo (AIM) - Mozambican Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi told reporters in Maputo on Wednesday that, although not all the infrastructure damaged in the February/March floods could be repaired before the start of the next rainy season, "measures are being taken…

ANGOLA: Officers warn of discontent Angolan army officers have reportedly warned President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of serious discontent as troops go hungry and even naked while allocated funds are missing. Portugal's daily newspaper, 'Publico' said on Tuesday that a dozen…