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SC/8387-AFR/1162
17/05/2005
Press Release
SC/8387
AFR/1162

PRESS STATEMENT ON GUINEA-BISSAU BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 


Following is the text of today’s statement to the press by Security Council President Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark):

AFR/1155-SAG/359
10/05/2005
Press Release
AFR/1155
SAG/359

WORSENING FOOD SITUATION IN PARTS OF SAHEL

 


Damage from 2004 Drought, Locust Infestations Causing Food Shortages -- FAO Alert


(Reissued as received.)


ROME, 10 May (FAO)) -- Damage from the 2004 drought and locust infestations is aggravating the food situation in parts of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and northern Senegal, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a statement today.

AFR/1153-SAG/357
05/05/2005
Press Release
AFR/1153
SAG/357

FAO ASSISTING WAR-DISPLACED IN UGANDA

 


Seeds, Tools, Training to 94,000 Vulnerable Households


(Reissued as received.)


ROME, 5 May (FAO) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will provide 94,000 vulnerable households in internally displaced person (IDP) camps in northern Uganda with seeds, tools and agricultural training to help reduce their dependence on food aid.