Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No. 34 on Eastern Zaire (20-21 November 1996) Journalists and aid officials managed to cross into Bukavu, eastern Zaire, yesterday, after having…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The emergency in Eastern Zaire and its political and logistical ramifications continue unabated despite a recent lull in media coverage in the UK and Ireland . This lull it seems largely stems from the notion that the emergency is over…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wheaton, IL -- As the first refugees from eastern Zaire begin flowing into Rwanda's capital Kigali, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has asked World Relief to help those returning to several sections of the city. "We're…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AI INDEX: AFR 16/35/95 Refugees forced by Tutsi-led armed groups in eastern Zaire to return to Burundi are in danger of further atrocities, Amnesty International said today, as it called on United Nations member states to ensure their safety. The human…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated November 20, 1996. Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
by Ghion Hagos, PANA Staff Correspondent ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - Organization of Africa Unity Secretary-General Salim Ahmed Salim appealed Thursday for international help for the resettlement and rehabilitation of the hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees returning home. He said…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE (2/211196) Kinshasa, le 21 novembre 1996 La Belgique poursuit son aide à la population zaïroise affectée par les événements graves qui se sont produits dans l'Est du Zaïre. Après les deux vols effectués le 17 novembre et ayant transporté…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
A massive new tracing operation has begun in the Kivu area to allow peole still on the move to make contact with their families and to reunite children who have been separated from one or other of their parents…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
As the tide of refugees returning to Rwanda slows, efforts by the ICRC continue to locate and reach the large groups of displaced Zairians, Zairians affected by the conflict, Rwandan refugees and Burundian refugees still remaining in eastern Zaire.…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
BURUNDI, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA & ZAIRE: RWANDAN AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES preliminary appeal no. 19/96 situation report no. 14 period covered: 11-20 November 1996 Latest events Population movements (Zaire) The following information has been collected by UNHCR from various sources and is believed to…
