The British-Angola Forum / Catholic Institute for International Relations are holding a conference on Western Foreign Policy towards Angola in the new millennium on the 24th and 25th September. The conference will be held at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London and is open to all those with an interest in Angola. Speaker include Dr. Carlos Feijo, Minister in the Office of the Presidency, Dr. Jorge Chicoti, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rev. Jose Chipenda and many other eminent speaker on Angola. Dame Margaret Anstee will give the opening address at the conference. For further information please contact Teresa O'Shannassy on +44 207 957 5718 or email.

On August 8, 2001, Voice of America Television started a new program Special Report Africa on VOA/WORLDNET affiliate stations. The new program will be aired at 1800 GMT immediately before Straight Talk Africa. The first show on August 8, 2001, “The Stigma of AIDS” has Aids activist Reinard Brown and author Reverend Dr. Mankekolo Mahlangu-Ngcobo as studio guests. For the first few months, there will be only one original show produced each month. The Wednesdays of August will see a re-broadcast of “The Stigma of AIDS”. The next show dealing with polio eradication will be first aired on September 5, 2001. Contact: Diane Butts

This fall, the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard (HPCR) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, will be hosting a five-day seminar on international humanitarian law for experienced humanitarian and human rights professionals. The seminar, entitled "International Humanitarian Law and Current Conflicts: New Dilemmas and Challenges for Humanitarian Organizations," will be held from October 29 - November 2, 2001, and will offer participants the opportunity to learn from and engage in lively discussions with faculty experts from Harvard, the ICRC and the field.