Reports

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 : Les rebelles reprennent Dongo Le Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC), soutenu par l'Ouganda, a repris…

Recent Sudanese government bombing of airfields while United Nations relief airplanes were on the ground provides "further evidence that Sudan is an unsuitable candidate" for the U.N. Security Council," says State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher. Addressing reporters on the record…

Cong. Wolf testifies before House subcommittee Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on September 13 heard testimony regarding legislation that, if passed, would impose import restrictions on known "conflict diamond areas" in West Africa. The legislation also would implement a process…

As Teresa stands in the doorway of her new house in Congolote, 20 kilometres north of Maputo, she reflects on how her family's life has changed. "We will never go back," she says. "We lost everything. Here we have…

SOMALIA: Interim president denies advocating force to subdue two regions The new interim president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan, has denied reports that during an interview with Egypt's 'Al-Ahram' newspaper he advocated the use of force against Somaliland and Puntland. Speaking on Toronto's…

ZAMBIA: UNHCR checks new refugee influx UNHCR told IRIN on Wednesday it was checking reports that an estimated 600 Angolan refugees had entered Zambia in the past week from Angola's eastern Moxico province where Angolan government forces have been conducting…

Background Ethiopia ranks third among the world's poorest countries, with a per capita income of US $100. It is also one of the most food insecure countries in the world. Approximately 64% of children under five are…

LUANDA (Sept. 13) XINHUA - Representatives of the Angolan civil war refugees currently sheltered in Namibia have urged the Luanda government to provide aid to improve their plight, said reports issued by the Portuguese Lusa news agency reaching here…

Background At the beginning of June the Government of Kenya launched its second appeal for global humanitarian aid. The current situation has been declared a 'national disaster'. With a majority of Kenya's power coming from Hydro-Electric-Power schemes the drought continues to…

The United Nations today began deploying the first of 46 military observers to Eritrea and Ethiopia, as part of its mission in the two countries. "We just spoke with the Mission which confirmed the arrivals of seven military observers --…