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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.

SG/A/919-AFR/1151-BIO/3655
03/05/2005
Press Release
SG/A/919
AFR/1151
BIO/3655

FRANÇOIS LONSENY FALL APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

 

OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR SOMALIA

 


Secretary-General Kofi Annan has designated François Lonseny Fall as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS).  Mr. Fall will assume his duties later this month in Nairobi, Kenya, where the Office is currently located.