Reports

DJIBOUTI, 29 August (IRIN) - David Stephen, special representative of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, has been an active observer of the Djibouti-hosted Somali peace process since February, when practical preparations were first made to hold the peace talks in…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the peace agreement for Burundi concluded yesterday in Arusha, Tanzania, but expressed regret that not all parties had signed the accord and urged them to do so as soon as possible. While noting that the…

ARUSHA ,August 29, 2000 - With a stroke of a pen, Burundi President Pierre Buyoya has signed a pact that will put his war-torn country on a path towards reconciliation and mark the end of dragging negotiations for peace. At…

On behalf of the European Commission, I welcome this important step in the negotiations, the signing of the Burundi Peace and Reconciliation Agreement. It is a key point in this long and difficult peace process. I would like to…

LUSAKA, 29 August (IRIN) - As concern grew over the plight of 26 Zambians abducted and taken across the country's northern border by suspected rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a senior regional official told IRIN on…

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 BURUNDI: Parties sign scaled-down accord Thirteen of the 19 parties, represented at the Arusha peace process in Tanzania,…

JOHANNESBURG, 29 August (IRIN) - The food security unit of the 14-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) reported in its latest update that while this year's floods had negatively affected the cereal production of many of the region's countries, other…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Quoted text from this briefing note may be attributed to the UNHCR spokesperson named below left Kris Janowski -…

1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTSEthiopia continues to face a major humanitarian crisis. With signs of some stabilisation occurring in the worst drought affected areas of the country and encouraging moves to peace following the two year…

ARUSHA PEACE AND RECONCILIATION AGREEMENT FOR BURUNDI We, the representatives of: - The Government of the Republic of Burundi, - The National Assembly, - The Alliance Burundo-Africaine pour le Salut (ABASA), - The Alliance Nationale pour le Droit et le Développement (ANADDE), - The Alliance…