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Adopted by the Security Council at its 3627th meeting, on 31 January 1996
The Security Council,

Deeply disturbed by the world-wide persistence of acts of international terrorism in all its forms which endanger or take innocent lives, have a deleterious effect on international relations and jeopardize the security of States,

Recalling the statement made by the President of the Security Council on 31 January 1992 (S/23500) when the Council met at the level of Heads of State and Government in which the members of the Council expressed

Adopted by the Security Council at its 3623rd meeting, on 29 January 1996
The Security Council,

Recalling the statement by its President of 5 January 1996 (S/PRST/1996/1),

Having considered the letters of the Secretary-General to the President of the Council dated 29 December 1995 (S/1995/1068) and 16 January 1996 (S/1996/36),

Deeply concerned at the continued deterioration in the situation in Burundi, and at the threat this poses to the stability of the region as a whole,

Condemning in the strongest terms those responsible for the increasing violence, including

UNITA under pressure for action as US envoy waves stick
Madeleine Albright, the US ambassador to the United Nations, has sent a clear signal to Angola that US patience is running out over the slow progress towards a peaceful settlement in Angola. Following major government concessions during President dos Santos' visit to Washington in December, UNITA is now under intense US pressure to honour its pledges to quarter its troops.

Ms Albright was on a three day visit to the country, beginning on 18 January. During her visit she met with,

OVERALL SITUATION
Contrary to the prevailing tension visible during mid-December 1995 which led most relief operations to a standstill, the reporting period signals the successful resumption of relief activities in the Angolan countryside. As security risks decline, WFP restarted humanitarian convoys to the northern areas, including Quibaxe, Negage, Uige, N'Dalatando, Cacuso and Malange. For the first time since security incidents late last year, WFP successfully transports relief items along the Huambo-Menongue route and concludes the first convoy ever to Andulo

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0041
1. UNDP/SOMALIA PROVIDED CONCLUDING INFORMATION ON FLOODS OF 5 NOVEMBER 1995 (DHA INFORMATION REPORT NO.1 OF 7 NOVEMBER 1995 REFERS) WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTED MOGADISHU.

2. 20 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD.

3. THE UN SYSTEM, DONORS THROUGH DHA AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL NGO'S REACTED PROVIDING EMERGENCY RELIEF ITEMS AND COLLABORATING IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH ITEMS IN 8 CAMPS TO A TOTAL OF 1,700 FAMILIES.

4. HUTS HAVE NOW BEEN REBUILT AND LIFE IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO NORMAL. MOST OF THE STAGNANT FLOOD-WATER WAS PUMPED

The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs
GENERAL

The High Commissioner for Refugees, Ms. Sadako Ogata, arrived in Bujumbura on 7 January in her capacity as Personal Envoy to the Secretary-General. She came to Burundi to discuss with government officials and international representatives security issues and the resumption of humanitarian activities in Burundi. During

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0039
1.UNDP/DHA RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS THAT, ACCORDING TO THE JAKARTA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE FLOODS WHICH HIT THE CAPITAL JAKARTA IN EARLY JANUARY HAVE AFFECTED 50,593 HOUSEHOLDS IN 20 SUB-DISTRICTS OF NORTH, SOUTH, CENTRAL, EAST AND WEST JAKARTA. SIX PERSONS WERE KILLED AND 1,384 ARE EVACUATED.

2.RELIEF ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS, COORDINATING MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, RED CROSS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. REQUIREMENTS

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0036
1. THE SLOVENIAN AGENCY FOR CIVIL DEFENCE HAS INFORMED THE JOINT UNEP/DHA ENVIRONMENT UNIT THAT A FIRE AT A WASTE DUMPING SITE IN NORTH-EASTERN SLOVENIA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISHED, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT.

2. THE ACCIDENT SITE IS UNDER CONTROL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

3. THE SLOVENIAN AUTHORITIES EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO PROFESSIONALS FROM A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHO PROVIDED USEFUL INFORMATION AND ADVICE DURING THE FIREFIGHTING.

4. THIS IS THE LAST SITUATION REPORT ON THIS ACCIDENT.