It added that there had been increases in the number of IDPs in Huambo province in the central highlands and Kuando Kubango in the south.
Reports indicate that insecurity in the area has increased.
Mines incidents, abductions, mutilations and killings have been reported. Humanitarian access is severely limited as a result of insecurity and logistical constraints. It added that about 4,000 people at the northern Kuanza beach, who rely on fishing activities, no longer had access to the waters because of diamond activities in the area. The material contained on this Web site comes to you via IRIN, a UN humanitarian information unit, but may not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its agencies. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources.