Democratic Republic of the Congo
From Segun Adeyemi; Pana Correspondent NEW YORK, (PANA) - The United Nations is sending a humanitarian mission to Zaire to hold consultations with the government over the fate of the 3,000 Tutsis caught in the fighting in Masisi, eastern Zaire. A…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
On May 23, the Secretary-General decided to dispatch a DHA-led humanitarian mission to Masisi, Zaire. The mission is expected to leave on May 30, with the participation of the concerned UN agencies, in particular UNHCR and UNICEF. It will hold…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3000 Ethnic Tutsi Surrounded by Attackers Contact: Jeff Drumtra 202-347-3507 (w) or 301-292-0534 (h) Large-scale "ethnic cleansing" in northeast Zaire, apparently sanctioned by Zairian officials, is continuing with brutal effectiveness as 3,000 ethnic Tutsi in two villages are now surrounded by attackers…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
From Segun Adeyemi; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK (PANA) - The international humanitarian group, Medecins sans Frontienres (Doctors without Borders), has called on the United Nations to urgently evacuate some 3,000 Tutsis caught between armed groups fighting in Masisi, eastern Zaire. The…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuter) - Unidentified attackers have killed about 100 Tutsis of Rwandan origin in eastern Zaire and at least 3,000 more are surrounded in two villages and likely to be massacred, an international aid agency said Wednesday. Medecins Sans…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
From Ferdinand Bigumandondera; PANA Correspondent BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - Last weekend's two-day visit in Bujumbura by Zairean prime minister, Leon Kengo wa Dondo, has been positively received by the Burundi public opinion as an attempt by the two countries to…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the Special Envoy, Kigali Main Developments Over 22,000 Burundian refugees have arrived in Uvira camps since April 29 from provinces in the northwest of the country following the assassination of a member of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS INTEGRATED REGIONAL INFORMATION NETWORK PO Box 30218 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION During March and April there have been a number of significant developments relating to the conflict in Masisi zone…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ICRC News 96/18 The ICRC has supplied emergency aid for 14,000 newly displaced people in the Rutshuru area, east of Masisi (Zaire). More than 50,000 displaced people had already arrived recently in the area, where conflict has flared between Zairian…
