DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 1, 2002 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Tanzania and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed an agreement for the establishment of an ICRC office in the country.
Official sources said here Tuesday that the agreement will facilitate the committee's work by regulating matters for its function as per the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the 1977 additional protocols.

"This is a good omen for better thing to come," Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Jakaya Kikwete was quoted as saying during the signing ceremony.

NATIONS UNIES
Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA)
Réseau d'Information Régionaux Intégré (IRIN)
(du 22 au 28 décembre 2001)

NIGERIA : Un homme avoue avoir assassiné le ministre de la justice

La police du Nigeria a affirmé détenir un homme de 27 ans qui a avoué être l'un des huit membres de la bande qui a tiré, dans la nuit du 23 décembre, sur le ministre de la Justice et procureur général, Bola Ige, dans sa résidence de la ville d'Ibadan au sud-est.

Le chef de la police de l'état d'Oyo

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.

NATIONS UNIES
Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA)
Réseau d'Information Régionaux Intégré (IRIN)
(du 22 - 28 décembre 2001)

AFRIQUE: Le PNUE projette d'évaluer le potentiel de sources d'énergie alternatives

Le Ghana, l'Ethiopie et le Kenya figurent parmi les 13 pays en voie de développement sélectionnés pour un projet pionnier lancé la semaine dernière par le Programme des Nations unies pour l'environnement (PNUE) et destiné à localiser avec précision les meilleurs sites d'énergie solaire et éolienne dans le monde.

UNDP and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights have launched a new phase of a joint project to provide small grants for community human rights initiatives in 21 countries.
The Assisting Communities Together (ACT) project offers grants up to US$5,000 to community organizations and individuals. The project funds activities that require little support but can nonetheless have a significant impact at the local level.

ACT emphasizes the role of civil society in promoting and protecting human rights. It aims to empower people at

Amnesty finally yields results in Northern Uganda

NATIONS UNIES
Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA)
Réseau d'Information Régionaux Intégré (IRIN)
(du 15 au 21 décembre 2001)

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

Refugees returning from Kosovo to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
GENEVA, Dec. 19 (UNHCR) -- The refugee population in 87 asylum countries decreased by around four percent to five million people during the first nine months of the year, with the biggest drop registered by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The provisional quarterly study released Wednesday by UNHCR said the agency helped the voluntary repatriation of 110,000 refugees and the resettlement of 23,600 others during the January to September period. Some 78,000 persons applied for refugee status.

NAIROBI, 14 December (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme on Friday welcomed a 2.25 million pounds (sterling) donation, equivalent to some US $3.24 million, from the British government to help feed over three million Kenyans affected by drought - which affected the country severely in 2000 and earlier this year, and is still continuing in parts of the country.
"We are very pleased with this donation because it allows us to assist drought victims while supporting local farmers and the Kenyan economy," Tesema Negash, WFP Country Director for Kenya, said in a statement.