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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. 11 on Eastern Zaire (6-7 November 1996) Reports coming in from the press this morning indicate that the ceasefire may not…

Ed O'Loughlin, Special to The Christian Science Monitor GOMA, ZAIRE -- Along the shore of Lake Kivu, President Mobutu Sese Seko's vacation retreat now serves as a grandiose monument to the collapse of his authority in eastern Zaire. A 1970s nightmare…

The crisis in eastern Zaire confronts President Clinton with one of the gravest humanitarian emergencies in recent years. On the heels of his re-election, the President has a chance to galvanize the international community to save tens of thousands…

A special relief flight carrying 38MT of high protein biscuits and emergency medical kits for WFP and WHO displaced people and refugees in Eastern Zaire, reached Kigali, Rwanda earlier today (7 November). This flight from DHA warehouse in Pisa,…

GOMA, Zaire (Reuter) - The plight of Zaire's 1.2 million refugees worsened Wednesday although the country's ailing and absentee President Mobutu Sese Seko backed a multinational force to bring them relief and help them return home. With Zairean aid workers…

Since 2 November over one million displaced Zairians, Rwandan refugees and Burundian refugees in Kivu province have been cut off from all humanitarian protection and assistance. Even their exact location and the nature and extent of their basic needs…

Over one million refugees and displaced people are now facing death in Zaire. The last thing they need is more band aid. Yes, aid is desperately needed to save their lives. But we must not allow it to be used…

(excerpt) In the interest of ensuring an effective response by the United Nations to the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Zaire, and in consultation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sadako Ogata, the Secretary-General has decided to appoint…

(Burns briefs on latest developments) (600) By Charles W. Corey USIA Staff Writer WASHINGTON -- The United States is dealing with the crisis in Eastern Zaire on an "urgent basis" diplomatically, and from a humanitarian standpoint as well, so that assistance can…

NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuter) - Africa urged the United Nations to arrange a "neutral" protection force to come to the rescue of a million abandoned refugees in Zaire, but volunteers for the force appeared sparse Wednesday. As the world squabbled over…