Reports

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. 10 on Eastern Zaire (6 November 1996) European Union Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Aldo Ajello, said today that three…

The growing international consensus that the refugees could be starved back to Rwanda is simplistic and dangerous. Not only would countless Rwandese women and children be sacrificed, but also too the lives of thousands of innocent Zairians. How many…

The present crisis in Eastern Zaire continues to be the subject of an international policy vacuum. This lack of international political will to address the underlying causes of the conflict in the Great Lakes region is of grave concern…

At a Glance Assistant High Commissioner Sergio Vieira de Mello flies to Kinshasa on the second stop of his trip to secure support from Zairian and Rwandan officials of a plan to open humanitarian return corridors for Rwandan refugees…

BURUNDI, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA & ZAIRE: RWANDAN AND BURUNDIAN REFUGEES emergency appeal no. 01.02/96 situation report no. 12 period covered: 03-06 November 1996 EMERGENCY REPORT - KIVU CRISIS Latest events Zaire No aid workers, neither national or expatriate, were allowed to approach the areas…

WASHINGTON (Reuter) - The United States is leaning toward backing a proposed protection force for refugees in Zaire but will not itself contribute ground forces, senior officials said Wednesday. They also said Washington is providing the United Nations with satellite data…

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. 9 on Eastern Zaire (5-6 November 1996) Regional leaders on Tuesday called for the UN Security Council to take urgent measures…

This is not an official U.N. document. 1. HUMANITARIAN SITUATION A Spokesman for UNHCR said more than 10,000 people had fled across the border and the bulk of those registered were Zaireans. "Reports given by the newly arrived refugees indicate…

Emergency in Eastern Zaire 1. Alert messages by MCDU 24 October 1996: Warning message by the MCDU to donor countries Indicating that WFP has possible need for airlift support in the near future, UNICEF and UNHCR might need support in…

GOMA: Unconfirmed reports indicate that the population of Mugunga camp is moving west towards Sake. However, it seems that the population is moving in search of water rather than a planned displacement further inside Zaire. BUKAVU and Uvira: No further information since…