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21 Dec 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Horn of Africa Review Nov/Dec 2001

Report
— UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia
REGIONAL ISSUES
East Africa next target on terrorism: Reports from Washington and London state that the United States and Britain may be planning to extend the war on terrorism to Somalia, Sudan and Yemen as soon as the campaign underway in Afghanistan is over.

... Sudanese Vise President Ali Osman Taha, in reaction to the news, said there is " ... nothing that makes us fear an American strike and we cannot see any reason for such a strike," Taha said his government is aware that there are groups, which he did not identify, who are looking to lobby the

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14 Dec 2001

Bosnia and Herzegovina + 15 others
General Assembly adopts 14 resolutions on strengthening coordination of humanitarian, disaster relief assistance

Report
— UN General Assembly
GA/10000
Plenary 87th Meeting (PM)
The General Assembly this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance. It adopted those texts without a vote.

By a resolution on assistance to the Palestinian people, introduced by the representative of Belgium (speaking on behalf of the European Union and associated States), the Assembly urged Member States, international financial institutions, intergovernmental

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11 Dec 2001

Djibouti + 1 other
Djibouti-Somalia: RRA rejects Djibouti talks

Report
— IRIN
NAIROBI, 11 December (IRIN) - The Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) has reportedly rejected an invitation from the government of Djibouti for talks in Djibouti with the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia, 'Ayaamaha' a Mogadishu-based daily reported on 10 December. A Djibouti official told IRIN that the RRA had been invited but said "whether and when they will come I cannot say".
The RRA, which controls the Bay and Bakol regions of southwestern Somalia, is a member of the Somali Reconciliation
IRIN:

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07 Dec 2001

Djibouti + 4 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 66 covering the period 1 - 7 Dec 2001

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
IRIN-CEA
Tel: +254 2 622147
Fax: +254 2 622129
Email: IRIN@ocha.unon.org

SOMALIA: Somalia on the verge of economic collapse

Somalia is on the verge of an economic collapse unparalleled in modern history, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia said on Monday. Addressing a press conference in New York, Mr.

IRIN:

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

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05 Dec 2001

Djibouti + 1 other
Djibouti-Somalia: RRA invited to Djibouti for talks

Report
— IRIN
NAIROBI, 5 December (IRIN) - The government of Djibouti has invited the Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA) for talks with the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia, a senior Djibouti official told IRIN on Wednesday. The official said the invitation went out to the RRA who had indicated their desire to go Djibouti, but "whether and when they will come I cannot say".
The RRA, which controls the Bay and Bakol regions of southwestern Somalia, are members of the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC), an opposition grouping of southern factions
IRIN:

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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30 Nov 2001

Afghanistan + 13 others
WHO: EHA Highlights Volume II, Issue 9, Oct/Nov 2001

Report
— World Health Organization
The 2002 CAP: A New Year of Humanitarian Programmes. WHO and other UN agencies have finalized the 18 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals for the year 2002, focusing on the vital survival needs of estimated 44 million vulnerable caught in humanitarian crises. Total requirements amount to over US$ 2.5 billion, of which WHO needs some 80 million for essential public health interventions.
For information on the launch: Silvia Ferazzi, EHA, tel. +41 22 7912707, e-mail: ferazzis@who.ch; on the consolidated appeal process: Rayana Bu-Hakah, EHA, tel. +41 22 7913748, e-mail:buhakahr@who.ch
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21 Nov 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Information exchange for humanitarian coordination in the Horn of Africa

Report
— Overseas Development Institute


This report by Ben Watkins
21 November 2001 (HPN) - The benefits of free flows of humanitarian information are immense, but so too are the challenges, both institutional and technical, involved in establishing exchange mechanisms.

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09 Nov 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 62 covering the period 3 - 9 Nov 2001

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
IRIN-CEA Tel: +254 2 622147
Fax: +254 2 622129
Email: IRIN@ocha.unon.org

SOMALIA: US shuts down money transfer group

Abdiqassim Salad Hasan, the interim president of Somalia, said on Thursday that he would set up a committee to investigate suspected links between a leading Somali telecommunications and money transfer company and international terrorist groups. On Wednesday, US authorities ordered the immediate closure of the Al-Barakat company and the seizure

IRIN:

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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02 Nov 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 61 covering the period 27 Oct - 2 Nov 2001

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
IRIN-CEA
Tel: +254 2 622147
Fax: +254 2 622129
Email: IRIN@ocha.unon.org

SOMALIA: Parliament votes out interim government

The Transitional National Government (TNG) Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galayr on Sunday fell to a no-confidence motion tabled by disgruntled members of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA). TNA Deputy Speaker Muhammad Abdi Yusuf told IRIN that 174 of the 245 MPs voted on the motion, of whom 141 supported the dismissal of the

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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30 Oct 2001

Afghanistan + 4 others
UNHCR briefing notes: Afghanistan, Ethiopia/Somaliland, Djibouti/Ethiopia

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Kris Janowski - Media Relations
This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva.

1) Afghanistan emergency

The High Commissioner today is scheduled to meet with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. Later in the day, he will also meet with the Taleban representative in Pakistan. In meetings with Pakistani officials to date the High Commissioner has repeatedly urged Afghanistan's neighbours to open their borders to fleeing Afghans, particularly vulnerable people and those fleeing forced conscription.

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26 Oct 2001

Djibouti + 4 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 60 covering the period 20 - 26 Oct 2001

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
SOMALIA: PM warns Security Council

Addressing the UN Security Council on 19 October, the prime minister of Somalia's Transitional National Government (TNG), warned that unless his fledgling administration received more international support Somalia could disintegrate further and become a haven for international terrorism. Ali Khalif Galayr said more money was needed to build a properly functioning state in Somalia, adding that the consequences would be dire

IRIN:

A selection of IRIN reports are posted on ReliefWeb. Find more IRIN news and analysis at http://www.irinnews.org

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This article does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Refer to the IRIN copyright page for conditions of use.

Cet article ne reflète pas nécessairement les vues des Nations Unies. Voir IRIN droits d'auteur pour les conditions d'utilisation.

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22 Oct 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Horn of Africa Review Aug/Oct 2001

Report
— UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia
REGIONAL ISSUES
Security Council extends mandate of UNMEE: On September 14, the United Nation Security Council unanimously voted for the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) until March 15, 2002. On the extension, the Security Council called on the two parties to provide freedom of movement for UNMEE personnel, pursue confidence-building measures and facilitate the establishment of a direct air corridor between Addis Ababa and Asmara. The Security Council also called on Eritrea to allow UNMEE to monitor
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02 Oct 2001

Afghanistan + 29 others
Refugees by numbers 2001

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees


At the start of 2001 the number of people ‘of concern’ to UNHCR was 21.8 million, or one out of every 275 persons on Earth. This compared with a January 1, 2000 figure of 22.3 million.

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17 Sep 2001

Djibouti + 6 others
Eastern African ministers to discuss pests

Report
— Agence France-Presse
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 17 (AFP) - Ministers of agriculture from six countries in eastern African are to start a two-day meeting in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha on Monday, to draw up strategies for improving control of pests, including locusts, in the region, an official said.
Ministers from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be attending the meeting, acting Director of the Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa Peter Odiyo said in a statement released here Monday.

"The ministers will review operations

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14 Sep 2001

Djibouti + 3 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 54 covering the period 8 - 14 Sep 2001

Report
— IRIN
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

HORN OF AFRICA: Leaders express shock at attacks on US

Leaders in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia expressed shock at Tuesday's attacks in the USA, when terrorists used hijacked planes to destroy the New York World Trade Centre and hit part of the Pentagon in Washington DC. Individual leaders condemned the

IRIN:

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31 Aug 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 52 covering the period 25 - 31 Aug 2001

Report
— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Integrated Regional Information Network
SOMALIA: FSAU supports urgent appeal

A food gap for Somalia of 36,530 mt over the next 12 months has been predicted by the European Commission-funded and FAO-implemented Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU). If security deteriorated over the year, the size of the food gap would be likely to increase further, FSAU told IRIN. The figure was based on a poor Deyr harvest and prices increasing significantly over the same period, FSAU said. The statement

IRIN:

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29 Aug 2001

Djibouti + 4 others
IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 29 August

Report
— IRIN
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

DJIBOUTI: Drought-exodus creates emergency

More than 95,000 drought-affected people in Djibouti need emergency assistance, after consecutive years of poor rainfall led to an influx into urban areas and vulnerability among pastoralist populations. The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a press release that

IRIN:

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27 Aug 2001

Djibouti
Almost 100,000 affected by drought in Djibouti: WFP

Report
— Agence France-Presse
DJIBOUTI, Aug 27 (AFP) - More than 95,000 people have been affected by drought in Djibouti, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Monday.

The WFP will supply a further 11,000 tonnes of food to 95,900 affected people, the UN food agency said in a statement.

"Several consecutive years of drought have led to an influx into Djibouti city and other built-up areas in the interior in search of aid and family support," WFP representative in Djibouti Fatouma Samoura said.

kh/jhl/bp AFP

Copyright (c) 2001 Agence France-Presse
Received by NewsEdge Insight: 08/27/2001 14:00:15

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21 Aug 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 21 August

Report
— IRIN
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

SOMALIA: Condition of Somaliland returnees "worrying"

A nutritional survey on returnees in Hargeysa, capital of the self-declared state of Somaliland, northwestern Somalia, has provoked concern over the level of malnutrition in several resettlement camps in and around the town. The survey, carried out by UNICEF,

IRIN:

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15 Aug 2001

Djibouti + 5 others
IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 15 August

Report
— IRIN
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

ETHIOPIA: Heavy rains cause local and regional flooding

The Ministry of Water and Natural Resources Development has said that during the current rainy season the major rivers in Ethiopia are experiencing some of the highest water levels on record. The head of the hydrology department, Kidane Aseta, said that the water

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