ADDIS ABABA, Dec 31 (AFP) - Five Ethiopian opposition parties have called for a referendum on a ruling expected next month by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the demarcation of the country's disputed border with Eritrea.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on December 20, the parties demanded "that the full outcome of the arbitration commission be placed before the Ethiopian people for scrutiny and final decision in the form of referendum and in a context open to strict international supervision."

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31 Dec 2001

Eritrea + 1 other
Ethiopia:du travail après la guerre

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— Caritas

Avec le projet «Du travail après la guerre», Caritas Suisse offre une aide à la reconstruction aux personnes déplacées qui rentrent au pays après la fin de la guerre entre l'Ethiopie et l'Erythrée.
En mai 2000, c'est-à-dire 2 ans après l'occupation de la moitié Nord de la région où vivent les Irob, les formations militaires éthiopiennes ont mis les troupes érythréennes en déroute. Les soldats de l'ONU surveillent maintenant le territoire. Suite à cette guerre, la région a subi de grosses destructions touchant aussi bien l'économie

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31 Dec 2001

Angola + 14 others
Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa No. 3/2001

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

INTRODUCTION
This is the third and final issue in 2001 of this quarterly report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation, cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The report is designed to provide the latest analysis and information on the food situation in these countries to governments, international organizations and other institutions engaged in humanitarian operations.

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28 Dec 2001

Eritrea + 1 other
Edited transcript of UNMEE press briefings 28 Dec 2001

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— UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

UNMEE PUBLIC INFORMATION
The following is an edited transcript of the press briefing of 28 December 2001, chaired in the Eritrean capital by UNMEE Public Information's Officer in Charge, Ms. Rosamond Bakari, via a videoconference linking Asmara and Addis Ababa. The briefing was conducted in the presence of Ms. Agnes Asekenya-Oonyu, Director of the Office of the UNMEE SRSG.

OIC PIO: Welcome to today's press briefing, thank you all for coming and I hope you all had a good Christmas.

POLITICAL

The situation in the Temporary Security

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28 Dec 2001

Eritrea + 1 other
ICC Humanitarian Update 28 Dec 2001

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— Information Co-ordination Centre

SUMMARY

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21 Dec 2001

Burundi + 8 others
IRIN-CEA Weekly Round-up 103 covering the period 15 - 21 Dec 2001

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— 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

TANZANIA: $40 million air system approved by UK

The British government on Thursday approved the sale of a controversial US $40 million air traffic control system by a UK-based aerospace firm to Tanzania, despite criticism from aid agencies and international financial institutions. The deal has been at the centre

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21 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 15 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 51 of 2001

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— World Food Programme

This report includes:
(A) West and Central Asia: (1) Regional overview, (2) Afghanistan, (3) Pakistan, (4) Iran, (5) Tajikistan

(B) Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Guatemala. (2) El Salvador, (3) Haiti

(D) West Africa Region: (1) Liberia, (2) Sierra Leone

(E) Central Africa Region: (1) Angola, (2) Namibia, (3) Republic of Congo, (4) Democratic Republic of Congo

(F) Eastern Europe region: Northern Caucasus: (1) Regional overview, (2) Ingushetia, (3) Chechnya

From Francesco Strippoli, Senior Humanitarian

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21 Dec 2001

Eritrea + 4 others
Horn of Africa: IRIN Weekly Round-up 68 covering the period 15 - 21 Dec 2001

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UNITED NATIONS
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Fax: +254 2 622129
Email: IRIN@ocha.unon.org

ERITREA: Postponement of December elections likely

Eritrean parliamentary elections planned for this month are unlikely to go ahead as various essential factors are not yet in place, regional analysts and government officials said on Wednesday. The analytical group, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), predicted that elections could be delayed due to the current political climate in the

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21 Dec 2001

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Security Council members highlight African issues, transparency, better targeted sanctions, counter-terrorism in wrap-up meeting

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Security Council SC/7251
4445th Meeting (PM)
While sharing the desire of other delegations for greater transparency in the Security Council, it was important to note the changing trends in that respect, that body's President, Moctar Ouane (Mali), said as the Council concluded its wrap-up meeting for the month of December this afternoon.

Speaking in his national capacity at the conclusion of his country's second Council presidency in the last two years, he welcomed the increasing dispatching of Council missions to various

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21 Dec 2001

Burundi + 8 others
Bulletin hebdomadaire d'information 103 pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est

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NATIONS UNIES
Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA)
Réseau d'Information Régionaux Intégré (IRIN)
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TANZANIE: Un système de contrôle du trafic aérien de 40 millions de dollars approuvé par le Royaume-Uni

Le gouvernement britannique a approuvé jeudi la vente à la Tanzanie d'un système controversé de contrôle de trafic aérien de 40 millions de dollars par une compagnie basée au Royaume-Uni, en dépit des critiques des agences humanitaires et des institutions financières

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21 Dec 2001

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Horn of Africa Review Nov/Dec 2001

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— 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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20 Dec 2001

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Ethiopian foreign minister lobbies border commission

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ADDIS ABABA, Dec 20 (AFP) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin left Addis Ababa Wednesday for The Hague to reaffirm his government's position with the international border commission in a dispute with Eritrea.

"The Ethiopian government hopes that the decision by the international arbitration court will not be subject to political considerations and compromises", Seyoum said before leaving.

The arbitration commission opened the hearing last week, with a final decision expected in February 2002.

A bloody border war broke out between

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20 Dec 2001

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Transcription of press briefing by UNMEE Spokesman, Jean Victor Nkolo, Asmara, 20 Dec 2001

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— UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea

UNMEE PUBLIC INFORMATION
(VIDEO CONFERENCE LINKING ASMARA, ERITREA WITH ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA)
TEMPORARY SECURITY ZONE (TSZ)

The situation in the TSZ is stable and calm. The peace process continues to be on track.

In his latest report to the Security Council, the UN Secretary-General stated that while the situation in the TSZ remains calm, during the past few months "tensions have risen considerably in the mission area, with each of the two parties accusing the other of building up militarily." The Secretary-General rejects

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19 Dec 2001

Eritrea + 1 other
Eritrea-Ethiopia: Tension rising ahead of border decision

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NAIROBI, 19 December (IRIN) - Tension is rising "considerably" between Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan who urged both sides to exercise restraint and avoid provocative actions.
In his latest progress report to the Security Council, he noted that each side was accusing the other of military build-up in the demilitarised Temporary Security Zone (TSZ), set up last year after a two-year border war between the two countries. Annan rejected accusations by both sides that the UN peacekeeping mission for Eritrea

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18 Dec 2001

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As tensions rise between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Annan urges both to show restraint

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— UN News Service

Tensions are rising between the formerly warring countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea, according to a new report by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who urges both sides to exercise restraint and pursue peace.
In his report to the Security Council, the Secretary-General says that while the situation in the temporary buffer area between the two countries remains calm, during the past few months "tensions have risen considerably in the mission area, with each of the two parties accusing the other of building up militarily."

He rejects allegations by both sides

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Eritrea-Ethiopia: Ethiopia accused of trying to scupper border hearings

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— IRIN

NAIROBI, 17 December (IRIN) - Eritrea on Monday rejected accusations by Ethiopia that it is mobilising troops in the buffer zone between the two countries, and that it is providing support to the Somali radical Islamic group Al-Ittihad.
The claims were made by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin at a press conference in Addis Ababa on Friday. According to Ethiopian radio, he said Eritrea was violating the Algiers peace agreement by deploying its regular army "in the name of police and militia" in the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). He acknowledged

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17 Dec 2001

Afghanistan + 30 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 5, 2001

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— Food and Agriculture Organization

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Rome, December 2001
Highlights

Latest information indicates a slightly larger global cereal output in 2001, of 1 870 million tonnes (including rice in milled terms). However, even at this level, production would still be less than the anticipated utilization requirements in 2001/02, leading to a significant draw-down of cereal stocks.

While Afghanistan currently faces a grave food supply situation, food emergencies persist in many other countries (see box on page 6).

World cereal trade in 2001/02 is forecast at 233 million tonnes, unchanged from the previous season's

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