Reports

by Daryn Kobata, FH field correspondent Each day the Food for the Hungry center in this camp of 200,000 is swamped with needy families and children, seeking medical care, clothing, food and foster care. Of the thousands of children who…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for the Great Lakes Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No.200 on the Great Lakes (25 June 1997) - Trouble again flared up in Goma, in the eastern Democratic…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 200 d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du mercredi 25 juin 97) * Des troubles ont de nouveau…

reported by David Mercer, FH field correspondent Goma, Zaire--In the recent past, molten lava flooded the valley when the towering volcano close by erupted. As the lava cooled, rain fell. The rain filtered through the solid lava on the surface, struck…

(9/23 background briefing at the State Department) (830) By Jane A. Morse USIA Diplomatic Correspondent WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is exploring ways the United States might help the new Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC), say two agency officials…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 199 d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du mardi 24 juin 97) * Le journal gouvernemental ougandais 'New Vision'…

(Excerpt) DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Small groups of Rwandan refugees have begun to come out of hiding around Shabunda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of a relief operation launched last week by the United Nations High Commissioner for…

GREAT LAKES Small groups of refugees part of an estimated 20,000 Rwandans reported in the Shabunda area have begun to come out of hiding …

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for the Great Lakes Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No.199 on the Great Lakes (24 June 1997) - The state-owned Ugandan 'New Vision' newspaper has alleged troops from…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN Tel : +254 2 622 147 Fax : +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN: Bulletin hebdomadaire d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du mardi 17 au lundi 23 juin 97) OUGANDA : Les…