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• Lockheed Martin Receives Danish Air Force Contract to Modernize LANTIRN with Laser Spot Tracker Lockheed Martin 07 Nov 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control-Orlando recently received a modification to an existing Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) contract to incorporate the Laser Spot Tracker (LST) in the RDAF LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) fleet.
• Lockheed Martin Minehunting System Completes Critical Item Testing Lockheed Martin 07 Nov 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems announced the successful completion of the first Critical Item Test (CIT) required for development and fielding of the AN/WLD-1(V)1 Remote Minehunting System.

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• DAILY BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 07 Nov 2000
• Ivory Coast US Election, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- In Ivory Coast, people are watching the U-S presidential race closely as the West African country prepares for its own legislative elections that will be held as part of the return to civilian rule.
• DRC: Thousands displaced from Shabunda, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Some 27,000 people, displaced by fighting in Shabunda, near Bukavu, have descended on the town of Kalima and remain there without any humanitarian assistance, according to a report by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Kinshasa.
• DRC: Banyamulenge villages attacked, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Further south in the Uvira area, three Banyamulenge villages near Baraka came under attack at the weekend by Mayi-Mayi militia and Burundian rebels of the Forces pour la defense de la democratie (FDD), local sources told IRIN on Tuesday.
• DRC: Killings reported in South Kivu, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- There have been reports of killings in the Bukavu area over the weekend, according to local sources.
• DRC: New rebel group in Goma, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- It is named the 'Mouvement des patriotes congolais' [Movement of Patriotic Congolese], and was established by a businessman, Victor Ngezayo.
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Peace mission prepares for next phase, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) has completed the second phase of its deployment, with some 100 UN military observers now on the ground in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and preparations being made for the final phase deployment of up to 4,200 military personnel in the two countries
• UN head of mission says peace operation in Eritrea-Ethiopia will be "successful", UN News, 07 November 2000 -- The head of the new United Nations Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) today said he believed the UN peace operation would succeed because the two countries "have signed an agreement that they are determined to implement."
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN pushes for access to border areas, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The United Nations has asked Ethiopia and Eritrea to provide access to people in need along their border, where UN peacekeepers are set to arrive to oversee the withdrawal of troops
• Press Briefing By Special Representative For Ethiopia/Eritrea, UN Press Briefing, 07 November 2000 -- At a Headquarters press briefing today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan introduced his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, Legwaila Joseph Legwaila of Botswana.
• SUDAN: Church criticises government bombing campaign, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- The Catholic Information Office for Sudan on Friday reported that Torit district, near the Kenyan border, was the latest target of government air bombardments which had seen the air force drop 60 bombs in 10 days.
• SUDAN: UN envoy bemoans ceasefire collapses, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, has criticised "the collapse of the unilateral humanitarian ceasefires" in Sudan which had been in effect since July 1998.
• Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Daniel Opande of Kenya As Force Commander In Sierra Leone, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- On 31 October, the Secretary-General announced his intention to appoint Lieutenant General Daniel Ishmael Opande as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL). This would be the first of three appointments as part of the overhaul of the military leadership of the mission.
• Philippines Prison Raid, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- In the southern Philippines, Muslim guerrillas have stormed a city jail and freed 65 prisoners, among them a rebel commander.
• Chechen City Mayoress Escapes Assassination Bid, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 216, Part I, 7 November 2000 -- Malika Gezimieva, who in January 2000 accepted the post of mayoress of the town of Gudermes after no male candidate could be found, sustained minor injuries in a car bomb explosion on 6 November
• Serbian Inmates' Revolt Spreads To Third Prison, RFE/RL Newsline, Vol. 4, No. 216, Part II, 7 November 2000 -- Serbian prisoners demanding better treatment and inclusion in an anticipated amnesty staged a riot on 6 November, prompting revolts in other prisons
• Owen Balkans, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- The former international peace negotiator for Bosnia Herzegovina, David Owen, says stability in the Balkans depends on redrawing some of the region's boundaries.
• Clinton / Mideast Inquiry, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- President Clinton has named former U-S Senate Majority leader George Mitchell to head a panel of inquiry into the causes of the violence between Israel and Palestinians that broke out last month and halted the regional peace process.
• Middle East Fallout, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Satellite television is flashing grim pictures of the Israeli-Palestinian clash around the world with unsettling effects in many Muslim countries.
• Israel / Palestinians, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Palestinian leaders are continuing to press for an international protection force, despite strong Israeli objections, in an effort to end nearly six weeks of bloody violence.
• Top UN rights official to visit Middle East to promote tolerance, UN News, 07 November 2000 -- Bearing a message of tolerance, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, will travel to the Middle East on Wednesday to review the situation there in the light of recent events, a UN spokesman announced today.
• The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the appointment by United States President William Clinton of a committee of fact-finding, established in accordance with the understandings reached at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit. As agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Secretary-General was closely involved in the consultations on the composition of the committee., UN Press Briefing, 07 November 2000 -- Question: Would you kindly tell us, after you had made it clear that you opposed the protection force in your interview with Europe One [Radio], have you spoken to Mr. Arafat about it? How does he feel about you taking positions? What is the message you are taking to the Muslims at the summit that you will be attending in Doha?
• Secretary-General Welcomes Appointment By United States President of Fact- Finding Committee Established In Accordance With Sharm El-Sheikh Summit, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the appointment by United States President William Clinton of a committee of fact-finding, established in accordance with the understandings reached at the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit. As agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Secretary-General was closely involved in the consultations on the composition of the committee.
• Fourth Committee Concludes Consideration of Special Committee's Report On Israeli Practices In Occupied Territories, UN Press Release, 07 November 2000 -- The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning concluded it consideration of the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, with speakers highlighting, among other issues, the importance of controlling recent violence, reviving the Middle East peace process and the problems created by Israel's settlement policy.
• Clinton on Mideast Fact Finding Committee, The White House, Office of the Secretary, 07 November 2000 -- President Clinton has announced that two former U.S. senators, a former Turkish president and two prominent public servants from Europe will serve on a fact finding committee to investigate the causes of the recent violence between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators.
• Annan's representative calls for end to violations of Lebanon's withdrawal line, UN News, 07 November 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon has called for an immediate end to violations of the country's withdrawal line, known as the Blue Line.
• AFGHANISTAN: IRIN Special Report on unexpected new refugee flow, Integrated Regional Information Network, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 07 November 2000 -- Afghans who have never before fled their homes, not even during the Soviet war, are arriving at the Torkham border post between Afghanistan and Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in their hundreds each day.

News Reports

• Zanzibar elections, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Tanzania's ruling party has won the presidency on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar.
• Asia / Social Unrest, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- A prominent Asian-based political advisory group warns that much of the region remains at risk for social unrest.
• Spain / ETA, Voice of America, 07 November 2000 -- Police in Spain have arrested six people on suspicion that they are active in the Basque separatist group ETA.