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01 Aug 2003

Iraq
PINF to rebuild 5 Public Health Centers in the Missan province

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— People in Need

The People In Need Foundation, the Czech Republic based NGO has proceeded with reconstruction of the first five Public Health Centers in the southern Iraqi province, Missan. The centers played a very important role in Iraqi health care and most citizens relied on their services. This is the first phase of the project that includes rehabilitation of 20 clinics in different parts of the province based on the needs and resulting from a careful assessment carried out by PINF in cooperation with the local Department of Health. Hit by the recent war

01 Aug 2003

Afghanistan
Remember Afghanistan?

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— Refugees International

The Shangri-la valley of Bamiyan Province illustrates how much Afghanistan has improved since the overthrow of the Taliban in November 2001. Thousands of refugees have returned here to rebuild their homes and their lives. Their wheat and potato crops look good. Their kids are in school.
Although the Taliban blew up the ancient statues of Buddha that dominated the valley, they did not shatter the spirit of the Afghan people.

Like a patient in remission, Afghanistan today shows signs of vigor. But the new health is fragile. Farmers

01 Aug 2003

Eritrea + 1 other
Lack of talks between Ethiopia and Eritrea endangers peace - UN envoy

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— UN News Service

Lack of direct communication between Ethiopia and Eritrea could endanger the peace process between the two countries that fought a bitter two-year long border war, and the international community must persuade them to start normalizing their relations, according to the top United Nations envoy in the region.
"Imagine the last (border demarcation) pillar is planted, the United Nations is withdrawn, the two parties are still polarized; they still don't like each other, they're still not talking to each other, that endangers the peace between them - because

01 Aug 2003

Nepal
At least 58 dead, over 30 missing in Nepal landslides

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— Agence France-Presse

KATHMANDU, Aug 1 (AFP) - At least 58 people have been killed in Nepal and over 30 were missing after massive landslides engulfed homes following heavy rains throughout the country this week, state-run radio said Friday.

A total of 22 people were killed in Manakamana village in the Gorkha district, 85 kilometres (53 miles) west of Kathmandu, when seven houses were buried in a landslide Wednesday night, it said.

Reports said 11 died in Chitwan district, nine in Nawalparasi, seven in Makwanpur, six in Tanahun, and one each in Rupandehi, Bara and Siraha districts.

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01 Aug 2003

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Mission findings

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AI Index: AFR 62/025/2003
The human cost

K., a 25-year-old Nande civilian, has been in an IDP camp since 10 May, after members of the Hema-dominated Union des patriotes congolais (Union of Congolese Patriots, UPC) - militia forced their way into his home. The militia-men asked each of the some 20 people in the house what ethnic group they belonged to and then used sticks and daggers to beat and stab one woman and three men to death, all of them civilians. The remaining men were then taken out of the house, given sticks,

01 Aug 2003

Israel + 1 other
Israel, Palestinians clash over disarmament

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— Deutsche Presse Agentur

Jerusalem (dpa) - Israel and the Palestinians again clashed Friday over demands to disarm militant groups in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The issue has become one of the main disputes over the implementation of the international peace plan known as the road map.

Palestinian Security Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan said Friday that disarming the main militant groups of Hamas and Islamic Jihad would lead to ''civil war''.

His remark came after Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon said late Thursday that Israel would make sure that the Palestinians

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01 Aug 2003

Liberia
UK aid flight to Liberia leaving Sunday

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— Save the Children

Save the Children UK is sending 30 tonnes of urgently needed food, medical and family survival supplies to Monrovia from Manston Airport in Kent on Sunday evening, 3 August.
The charity will distribute items from the flight including energy biscuits, plastic sheeting for emergency shelters, collapsible jerry cans, baby clothes and water purification tablets will begin within days of arrival, if the current fighting in Monrovia does not spread or escalate. Cholera kits and oral rehydration concentrate will be used by Save the Children or shared with other agencies.

01 Aug 2003

Burundi
Burundi: UN agencies urge one-week ceasefire for health campaign

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— IRIN

NAIROBI, 1 August (IRIN) - UN agencies in Burundi have appealed to warring parties to observe a one-week cessation of hostilities to enable a nationwide mother/child health campaign to take place.
The agencies have asked for safe passage of health workers, women and children during the week beginning on 4 August to allow for activities to be conducted under supervision of the Ministry of Health.

In a statement issued on Friday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said the campaign would target mothers and young children for vaccination and distribution of Vitamin A, iron and

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01 Aug 2003

Angola + 1 other
Namibia: WFP gets permission to import maize

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— IRIN

JOHANNESBURG, 1 August (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Namibia announced on Friday that it had received permission from the government to import maize to feed refugees in Osire camp, 250 km north of the capital, Windhoek.
"We are delighted with the decision and will now move expeditiously to ensure that the maize is procured and distributed timeously," WFP head in Namibia, Abdirahman Meygag, told IRIN.

He added that refugees should be on full rations by mid-August, following the successful delivery of 500 mt of maize from neighbouring South Africa.

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01 Aug 2003

occupied Palestinian territory + 1 other
Palestinian Authority rejects Israeli withdrawal offer

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— Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Palestinian Security Minister has rejected an offer from Israel to withdraw its troops from the West Bank towns of Jericho and Qalqiliyah.

Mohammad Dahlan instead wants Israel to pull out of Ramallah and Hebron.

In an interview with the ABC, Mohammad Dahlan said despite Israel's offer to pull out of more Palestinian cities, troops continue to surround towns in the West Bank and Gaza.

Rejecting an Israeli proposal to withdraw from Jericho and Qalqiliyah, the Palestinian Security Minister says it is more important they leave the larger centres of Ramallah and Hebron.

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01 Aug 2003

Liberia
Liberia: ECOWAS military mission leaves Monrovia

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— Pan African News Agency

Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - A nine-member military mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which visited Monrovia Wednesday and Thursday has returned to Accra, Ghana.
Comprising officers from Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Togo and Benin, the mission was led by Nigerian General Festus Okonkwo, commander in chief of the ECOWAS peacekeeping force in Liberia and it was mandated to examine conditions on the ground before deploying West African troops on Monday.

The decision to send troops on Monday to Liberia was taken in Accra on Thursday by a conference of heads of state

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01 Aug 2003

Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Regional force declares the north safe

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— IRIN

BANGUI, 1 August (IRIN) - The north of the Central African Republic has been declared safe, and all major transport routes have been reopened, following a joint security operation by the national army and peacekeepers from the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC), CEMAC spokesman Col Augustin Bibaye told IRIN on Friday.
Bearers of illegal firearms in the region were neutralised during the operation, which lasted from 28 to 31 July, Bibaye said. The troops had chased armed robbers from transport routes, he added.

"Highwaymen and armed robbers operate

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01 Aug 2003

Ethiopia
Germany increases emergency assistance to drought-stricken areas

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— Addis Tribune

The Federal Republic of Germany is providing additional emergency support to the drought-stricken areas of Ibnat and Belessa Woredas / Amhara Region. The support amounts to 800,000 Euros (approx. 7,765,000.- birr) and will be implemeted through the NGOs German Agro Action (GAA) and Organisation for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA).

It aims at the immediate improvement of food security and the long-term self-sufficiency of the local population through food for work and cash for work programs. All items for the food

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01 Aug 2003

Liberia
Mortar shells hit war-torn Liberian capital

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— Agence France-Presse

MONROVIA, Aug 1 (AFP) - Mortar shells landed Friday in the centre of the Liberian capital Monrovia, where fighting between government and rebel forces had earlier been reported to have ended for the first time in two weeks.

Up to six shells landed in the diplomatic district of Mamba Point around 10:00 am (1000 GMT) and light artillery fire could be heard from the area. It was unclear from where the mortars had been fired.

Fighting in the city had halted for the first time earlier Friday after two weeks of daily mortar attacks, according

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01 Aug 2003

Angola + 7 others
JRS Dispatches No. 137

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— Jesuit Refugee Service

(Extracted from JRS Dispatches No. 137)
Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International Office

REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS

RELATIVE CALM IN BUJUMBURA (BURUNDI), THOUGH TENSION IS HIGH FOLLOWING RECENT ATTACKS

Following the violence that took place in Bujumbura during the second week of July, the situation in the Burundian capital remains calm, though the levels of tension in the city are higher than usual, reports JRS in Bujumbura. Some of the inhabitants of areas that had come under fierce attack during the week long offensive

01 Aug 2003

Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Over 20 die in flooding

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— IRIN

KABUL, 1 August (IRIN) - The Afghan government announced on Thursday that at least 20 people had been reported dead following serious flooding and landslides in the Panjshir valley in the eastern province of Parvan this week.
"Over 20 people are reported to have died, while many houses are destroyed," Sultan Ebadi, the director of the Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODP), told IRIN.

According to the ODP, the flood was the result of a massive landslide, which destroyed a large dam in the valley. "Our teams are in the area, but unfortunately no assistance has been

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01 Aug 2003

Burundi
Burundi: Time to end 10 years of war, rebel group says

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— IRIN

BUJUMBURA, 1 August (IRIN) - At the end of a visit to Burundi, the leader of a six-member delegation of the largest rebel in the country, the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD) faction led by Pierre Nkurunziza, said on Friday it was time to end a decade of war and give peace a chance.
The head of the delegation, Salvator Ntacobamaze, who is also the movement's head of intelligence, told IRIN that his group was committed to the full implementation of a ceasefire agreement it signed with the government on 2 December 2002.

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01 Aug 2003

Liberia
Liberia: Taylor delays meeting with African envoys as fighting erupts

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— IRIN

MONROVIA/ACCRA, 1 August (IRIN) - Liberian President Charles Taylor disappeared from public view on Friday, leaving West African envoys who had come to discuss his departure into exile in Nigeria, waiting in vain to meet him.
Ghanaian foreign minister Nana Akufo-Addo told reporters several hours later that the meeting had been postponed until Saturday morning and the delegation would wait to see him then.

Akufo-Addo was leading a delegation from The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which decided on

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01 Aug 2003

Solomon Islands
Extended support for national Peace Council in Solomon Islands

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— Australian Agency for International Development

I am pleased to announce that Australia will provide $1 million to extend our support to the Solomon Islands National Peace Council - an indigenous organisation in Solomon Islands playing a critical role in peace, reconciliation and nation building.

Ongoing support from Australia and other donor nations will enable the National Peace Council to continue its work in peace and nation-building. It does this through working with communities, government and other stakeholders in Solomon Islands.

The NPC undertakes a range of peace-building

01 Aug 2003

Liberia
While the diplomatic prevarications continue, Liberia is plunging into apocalypse and desperation.

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— Action Contre la Faim

With no access to food stocks, extremely limited transportation possibilities and the increasingly urgent needs of the population, the renewed fighting is plunging Liberia into desperation.
Action Against Hunger is raising its voice against the wait-and-see policy of the International Community:

Liberians are dying from false promises. Only the immediate re-establishment of lasting security and humanitarian assistance on a scale with the needs will enable the avoidance of a human catastrophe and the loss of many lives.

' The population is desperate. The

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