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NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires Réseau intégré d'information régional Pour l'Afrique centrale et de l'Est Tel : +254 2 622147 Fax : +254 2 622129 E-mail : irin@ocha.unon.org RDC: La suspension d'Arusha par le gouvernement est une "déclaration de guerre" Mercredi, le…

Ref: OCHA/GVA-2000/0156 OCHA Situation Report No. 29 Mozambique - Floods 24 August 2000 Situation This report summarises information from the OCHA/INGC office. A full INGC Situation Report is available on the OCHA Internet Website at: http://www.reliefweb.int 1. The INGC's National Seminar of provincial delegates took…

An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Kabgayi district (Gitarama prefecture) was confirmed on 10 August by a team comprising national medical personnel and WHO staff. Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A has been isolated. As of 22 August, 164 cases and…

SACB CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE SUMMARY Humanitarian conditions have improved across Somalia over the past two months. Yet, while aid operations are effectively addressing the key emergency situations across Somalia, the improvement is due to changing environmental conditions rather than any strengthened emergency preparedness…

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: Government suspension of Arusha accord "declaration of war" The DRC government on Wednesday officially suspended the Lusaka…

JOHANNESBURG, 24 August (IRIN) - Under local pressure for action, Namibia's northern regional council has ordered the withdrawal of Angolan armed forces (FAA) from Kavango in a bid to end attacks on villagers by armed groups. The eight regional councillors,…

In the wake of the recent bombings in southern Sudan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan's envoy today underscored the need for a negotiated peace settlement in the country and urged the parties to redouble their efforts to seek a political solution. "Any…

SOMALIA: New head of state to be elected Members of Somalia's new Transitional National Assembly (TNA) are scheduled to elect a new head of state by the end of the week heralding in a new era for the war-torn…

MOZAMBIQUE: No food shortages - WFP The UN's World Food Programme told IRIN this week that contrary to some recent local media reports, Mozambican flood victims are not experiencing food shortages. "We have received no new requests from any tier of…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ARTA, Djibouti, 23 August (IRIN) - As members of Somalia's new Transitional National Assembly (TNA) prepare to elect a head of state on Thursday from a field of…