"En raison des affrontements actuels dans la région, il est difficile d'apporter de l'assistance alimentaire à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin", a dit le directeur du PAM en RDC, Abdou Dieng. Il a ajouté que les distributions de nourriture seraient élargies si les conditions de sécurité s'amélioraient.

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Security concerns and security incidents over the last week

Over the holiday period Kenya remained stable. However UNHCR's overall security posture was heightened due to a consist tread of security threat warnings emanating from Somalia suggesting the potential targeting of the UN and or UNHCR in Kenya. This lead to a tightening of security procedures within compound security and increased coordination between management and security in preparation for any possible critical incidents. Activities and staff levels in all offices remained

The roots of the conflict in Northern Uganda fundamentally date back to 1986, when Ugandan President Tito Okello, an Acholi by tribe, was overthrown by the National Resistance Army (NRA) of Yoweri Museveni. Numerous insurgencies resulted in Acholiland, with the most destructive being a rebel movement called the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) led by Joseph Kony. The LRA has since become notorious for their abductions, murders, and seemingly inane terrorization of Northern Uganda.

The Government of Uganda's policy of

They were caught in the crossfire as government troops clashed with militants as part of a new military push in the rugged border region. "It was around 9:00 p.m. when our home was hit by mortar fire. My 50-year-old father was killed," the young man told UNHCR staff at Indus Colony in Dera Ismail Khan district, where