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End Silence on Missing Funds – HRW
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the government of Angola to publicly disclose its efforts to trace tens of billions of dollars in missing public funds apparently connected to the state oil company.
HRW business and human rights director, Arvind Ganesan, points out that, “The Angolan government can’t account for tens of billions of dollars in public funds, and it needs to explain what happened to that money.”
In December 2011, the International Monetary Fund reported that there was an unexplained US$32 billion discrepancy in the Angolan government’s accounts from 2007 through 2010.
To read the article titled, “End silence on missing funds,” click here.Source:Human Rights WatchStop Repression of Anti-Government Protests
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Angolan authorities to immediately end the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators.
The rights group also urged the country to ensure the protection of demonstrators and journalists covering anti-government protests against violence.
The organisation also expressed concern that more than 30 demonstrators arrested by the authorities are still being held incommunicado, their whereabouts unknown.
To read the article titled, “Stop repression of anti-government protests,” click here.Source:All AfricaAngolan Red Cross Angola Faces Financial Problems
The delegation of the Angolan Red Cross Angola (CVA) in the southern Huíla province is facing serious financial problems which are hindering the development of its humanitarian actions.
CVA's secretary executive, Ana Paula Fonseca, has been quoted as saying this situation has been precluding the organisation to implement actions related to the assistance in road accidents, accidents and natural calamities.
Fonseca says that these actions are being now carried out by stakeholders with better human and material conditions such as the fire services and medical emergency services.
She further says that the future actions in communities will be supported by local funds, whose process is underway because it is not easy to always rely on international donations.
To read the article titled, “Red Cross has serious financial problems,” click here.Source:All AfricaLUPP to Receive UN Habitat Award
The Luanda Urban Poverty Programme (LUPP) will receive a prize on the Best Practices and Leadership of UN Habitat in Dubai.
The prize, which is announced every two years since 1995, is the highest International distinction for the best practices towards the improvement of living environment.
The award was instituted in 1995 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is designed to recognise individuals and organisations promoting and developing public policies and innovating strategies with an impact on the fight against poverty, through partnerships involving various social actors.
To read the article titled, “LUPP gets UN Habitat Award,” click here.Source:All AfricaFood Shortages Feared in Angola
Aid agencies have warned that devastating floods that have hit 220 000 people in Angola could cause food shortages in a country where farming remains poor after decades of war.
Catholic Relief Services’ Juan Sheenan, point out that, "Food security is always an issue in Cunene. It is very dry and arid most the year but then when the rains come, they come with such force they wash away a lot of crops which makes things worse."
The worst-hit provinces are Cunene, Kuando Kubango and Moxico where heavy rains have damaged buildings crops in other regions, including the capital Luanda.
To read the article titled, “Food shortages a fear in Angola,” click here.
Source:<br /> News24Southern Africa Hardest Hit by Floods
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported excessive rainfall is causing havoc for the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in seven Southern African countries.
The hardest countries are Namibia and Angola, which are experiencing the worst floods since 1963. Twenty-one people have already lost their lives and an estimated 200 000 people have been affected in Angola.
OCHA says the number is likely to increase once UN aid workers are able to reach areas that currently are inaccessible because of the floods.
To read the article titled, “Southern Africa floods affect hundreds of thousands,” click here.Source:VOA News
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