DATE=3/30/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-N ANGOLA RELIEF (L ONLY)
NUMBER=2-260782
BYLINE=BRECK ARDERY
DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: A United Nations official who recently
returned from Angola said today (Thursday) that
security and access remain major problems in
delivering relief services there. VOA Correspondent
Breck Ardery reports from the United Nations.
TEXT: U-N Deputy Relief Coordinator Carolyn McAskie
uses the word "appalling" to describe the overall
humanitarian situation in Angola. She told reporters
that while the worst of the war between the government
and UNITA rebel forces may be over, UNITA remains very
active.
///McAskie act///
The population is still subject to random
guerilla attacks, attacks on settlements,
attacks on convoys and the planting of land
mines.
///end act///
Ms. McAskie says relief workers are limited to
operating in government controlled areas of Angola
because repeated attempts to gain access to UNITA-
controlled regions have failed. She says the problem
of internally displaced people is especially acute in
Angola, noting that more than 30 years of war has
forced thousands of people to relocate many times.
The U-N relief official says the situation in Angola
means a bleak future for many of the children there.
///McAskie act///
The situation you have in Angola is a situation
where a whole generation is going to be growing
up without education because education has been
disrupted over 30 years of war. The disruption
of food production has also caused malnutrition
among children and we are facing a serious
crisis for the children in Angola.
///end act///
Ms. McAskie says some high-level Angolan government
officials did express satisfaction about a recent U-N
report on sanctions against UNITA. The report alleges
the sanctions have been violated, in some instances by
other African governments. She quotes the Angolan
officials as saying that, by focusing on the
violations, the report may help increase the
observance of sanctions and lessen the guerrillas'
combat capability.(Signed)
NEB/UN/BA/LSF/PT
30-Mar-2000 16:15 PM EDT (30-Mar-2000 2115 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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