Informes

In a letter addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and released publicly today, Human Rights Watch is calling for the establishment of a war crimes commission to investigate the alleged atrocities committed in the course of the…

(Excerpt) DAILY HIGHLIGHTS In an example of a new unified approach to peace-building and development at the country level in the Great Lakes Region, UN Secretary- General Kofi Annan has set up a task force comprising various elements of the UN system…

AI INDEX: AFR 62/21/97 Attempts within the United Nations (UN) to placate the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could compromise the quality and independence of investigations into the gross human rights violations which have occurred in the…

WASHINGTON -- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering July 16 set out for Congress the "benchmarks" for continuing U.S. development assistance to the new Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, which was suspended during the later years…

Action by Churches Together (ACT) is a worldwide network of Churches and their related agencies meeting human need through co-ordinated emergency response and common identity. The ACT network is organizationally based in the Lutheran World Federation…

UNITED NATIONS (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday appointed Robert Kinloch of theU.K. as his special representative for the Democratic Republic of Congo. UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said that the appointment takes immediate effect. Until his appointment, Kinloch…

reported by Margaret Jephson WVI Communications associate World Vision Congo National Director Daniel Kawata Aji-Pash has been asked to address a historic peace conference to be held in the eastern Congo town of Fizi, commencing 15 September. The conference, being…

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 No 12-97 d'information sur la region des Grands Lacs (du mardi 8 au lundi 14 juillet 97) [Le…

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 [The weekly roundup is based on IRIN daily updates and other relevant information from UN agencies, NGOs, governments, donors and the…

(Excerpt) DAILY HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has identified small groups of refugees in remote jungles of former Zaire and transported them to a transit camp. Using planes, inflatable speedboats and motorbikes, UNHCR teams continued to track down the…