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  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 30 Oct 2000
  • PRESS BRIEFING ON FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF BRAHIMI PEACE OPERATIONS REPORT United Nations 30 Oct 2000

  • U-N / Peace Keeping Reform, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan is proposing a more than 22-million-dollar increase in the world organization's peacekeeping budget.
  • Annan moves to implement proposals for improving UN peace operations, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- Taking another step forward in improving the capacity of the United Nations to conduct peace operations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has presented an outline of financial resources needed to implement the far-reaching changes proposed by an independent panel chaired by former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi.
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  • Namibia - Angola - Bushmen, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- The encroaching war in neighboring Angola is slowly pushing the local San people out of their homes.
  • Angola / U-S / Savimbi, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- A senior U-S official is calling on Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi to abandon his guerrilla struggle and bring lasting peace to his resource-rich but war-torn country.
  • Despite promises, much work to be done on Angola sanctions: UN body, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- Despite the international community's stated willingness to implement sanctions against Angola's rebel army, UNITA, there is still "a great deal to be done" to diminish the group's military capability, according to the latest report by the Security Council body monitoring the United Nations sanctions.

  • U-S / Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- The United States says it will work with the new government in Ivory Coast, but it is joining with opponents of President Laurent Gbagbo in calling for new elections.
  • Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Political factions in Ivory Coast are trying to begin what they hope will be a healing process following the bloodiest street clashes in the West African country's history.
  • Ivory Coast, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Relatives of those missing or detained in violent demonstrations in Ivory Coast last week are demanding an explanation on the fate of their loved ones.
  • Annan "shocked" by discovery of mass grave in Côte d'Ivoire, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today expressed shock at the discovery of a mass grave of more than 50 victims of post-election violence in Côte d'Ivoire.
  • State Department Noon Briefing - Ivory Coast Elections, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 30 October 2000 -- Q: Okay. I'm not sure that you're ready to comment on the Ivory Coast situation. Since the situation seems to be calm in the Ivory Coast, is the US intending to support a new government?

  • Newspaper Says Police Think Chechens Set Ostankino On Fire, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 210, Part I, 30 October 2000 -- "Nezavisimaya gazeta" reported on 27 October, citing only a "well-informed and reliable source," that Russian law enforcement agencies suspect the Ostankino television tower was deliberately set ablaze with "the involvement of Chechens"
  • Seven Killed In Chechen Cafe Bombing, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 210, Part I, 30 October 2000 -- The manageress, one waitress, and five Russian servicemen died on 29 October when a bomb exploded at a cafe in the Chechen village of Chiri- Yurt, 30 kilometers south of Grozny, Russian agencies reported.

  • Israel/Palestinians, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak says peace is still possible in the Middle East, but warned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that nothing will be achieved by the wave of recent violence that has left about 150 people, mostly Palestinians, dead.
  • Israel - Palestinians - Military, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Israeli army officials (on Monday) announced a new strategy to counter Palestinian gunmen who have been shooting at Israeli targets.
  • Israel / Syria, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Israel says it will hold Syria responsible for renewed attacks by Lebanese guerrillas on Israel's northern border.
  • Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has so far failed in his efforts to form a national emergency government.
  • State Department Noon Briefing - Middle East Unrest, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 30 October 2000 -- Q: Richard, it was announced today, at least on NPR, that the Israelis are planning to take more or stronger offensive actions to take out the gunmen that are mixed with the Palestinian population. It sounds like a dangerous escalation. What does the State Department say about it?
  • White House Daily Briefing - Middle East Unrest, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 30 October 2000 -- Q: Jake, what's the latest reaction to the Israeli situation and the greater defenses used by Israeli tanks and also discussions with the Barak government?

  • Senior Dutch military officer to head new UN mission in Ethiopia/Eritrea, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- A senior military official from the Netherlands will head the new United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), according to documents released today at UN Headquarters in New York.
  • UNHCR - Refugees - Guinea, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- U-N aid workers say conditions in camps near the border regions of Guinea have deteriorated since the U-N Refugee Agency withdrew.
  • Remarks Following Holbrooke Meeting with Bosnia Presidency, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 30 October 2000 -- "The end of the dictatorship in Serbia should be a clear signal to those forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina that their day is done as well."
  • Georgia: Annan urges both sides to move beyond impasse on Abkhazia issue, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- Calling the lack of progress in defining the status of Abkhazia "deeply regrettable," Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appealed to both sides in the Georgian conflict - particularly the Abkhaz side - to move beyond the current impasse.
  • EU Approves Large Aid Package For Serbia, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 210, Part II, 30 October 2000 -- The EU parliament has given its approval to a 200 million euro ($166 million) aid package for Serbia, AP reported on 27 October.
  • Belgrade Calls Elections 'Invalid.', RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 210, Part II, 30 October 2000 -- A statement from the office of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica called the elections in Kosova invalid since the Serbian minority in the province boycotted the vote, AP reported.
  • Insurgency In The East?, RFE/RL Iran Report, Vol. 3, No. 41, 30 October 2000 -- Events in Khorasan Province at the end of October call attention to the poor security situation there. Indeed, together with other provincial developments, these latest events suggest that what is taking place is more than simple lawlessness.

News Reports

  • Peru / Revolt, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Peruvian troops are searching for a small group of rebel soldiers in southern Peru that rose up in revolt Sunday against the government of President Alberto Fujimori.
  • Peru Revolt, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Rebel Peruvian soldiers are reported to be holding five hostages - including an army general - to press their demand for President Alberto Fujimori to resign.
  • State Department Noon Briefing - Peru Revolt, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 30 October 2000 -- Q: ...And the other question is your assessment of all the military uprising in Peru of this weekend.
  • White House Daily Briefing - Peru Revolt, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 30 October 2000 -- Q: Jake, on Peru, the President said last week he will be watching closely the situation, and there is now a small number of military leaders who are asking President Fujimori to resign and form a new government. What is the position of the White House regarding the calls from the small part of the military leaders to Fujimori?

  • Spain Bomb, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- In Spain's capital, Madrid, a carbomb killed a Supreme Court judge, his driver, and a bodyguard.
  • Secretary-General condemns political murders in Spain, UN News, 30 October 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today reacted with shock and indignation to the "cold-blooded" murders of a Spanish judge and two associates.
  • State Department Statement on Oct. 30 Murder of Spanish Judge, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman, 30 October 2000 -- The United States strongly condemns and denounces those responsible for the horrible car bomb explosion that killed Supreme Court judge General Jose Francisco Querol Lombardero, his bodyguard Jesus Escudero and driver Armando Medina, and injured more than 30 other people this morning, October 30, in Madrid.

  • Zanzibar election, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- Zanzibars's election commission has rejected opposition demands that it scrap the results of Sunday's presidential election.
  • SAF / Zimbabwe, Voice of America, 30 October 2000 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki says that his government's approach to the political crisis in Zimbabwe is based on the need to prevent a complete economic collapse in that country.

  • Lockheed Martin Completes Negotiations with NASA For Production of Space Shuttle External Tanks Lockheed Martin 30 Oct 2000 -- Michoud Operations has completed negotiations with NASA for the production of 35 additional External Tanks for the Space Shuttle Program at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.



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