Reports

[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…

The overall goal of this ten-year IFAD-initiated programme is to improve and sustain the living standards of smallholder farming and pastoralist households by ensuring food-security and providing social services in a safe environment managed by the communities themselves. More specifically,…

In addition to helping local groups manage food distribution, CARE will be providing seeds for planting so families can get back on their feet. The cloudless skies over the Horn of Africa are threatening the health and well being of…

FONDATION HIRONDELLE - AGENCE DE PRESSE HIRONDELLE A ARUSHA POURPARLERS DE PAIX INTERBURUNDAIS NEWS DU 14 SEPTEMBRE 2000 BURUNDI /NEGOCIATIONS Arusha, 14 septembre (FH) - Les délégués burundais se retrouveront en Tanzanie le 25 septembre pour étudier les modalités de la mise en…

AFR/268, SC/6921 Council Urged to Give Serious Consideration To UN Post-Conflict Peace-Building Mission in Somalia Following is the text of an official communique of the 4196th meeting of the Security Council, which was held this afternoon in private in the…

KENYA: 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. Participants were told that the disease kills 26,000…

Maputo(AIM) - At least 160,000 people in the areas of southern and central Mozambique affected by the February and March floods will still need food aid until March next year, six months longer than the government's emergency appeal period,…

Mr. Mustafa Osman Ismail Minister of Foreign Affairs Government of Sudan Dear Mr. Ismail: Canadians are well known for their warmth and hospitality; over the years Canadians have given generously to help the people of Sudan through non-profit agencies and tax-supported relief programs.…