Informes

ZAIRE: The health and nutritional situation of some 30,000 Rwandan refugees who have arrived in Tingi-Tingi from Amisi (70 km southeast of Tingi-Tingi), is of great concern to our staff. UNICEF is concerned about the health and nutritional status of…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - The United Nations Security Council yesterday held an unprecedented meeting with non-governmental humanitarian agencies on the Great Lakes conflict. At an informal meeting,…

(Workers say a political solution urgently needed) (690) By Judy Aita USIA United Nations Correspondent UNITED NATIONS -- Humanitarian aid workers in the Great Lakes region flew to New York February 12 to describe to the Security Council the rapidly growing crisis…

ACT International suspends operations at Tingi-Tingi, Lubutu and Amisi in Eastern Zaire Geneva, February 13, 1997 (16.00 CET) Following the latest military and security developments in Eastern Zaire ACT/Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has been forced to suspend its relief operation for Rwandan…

by Farhan Haq UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (IPS) - The United Nations must begin to plan for fresh intervention in Central Africa's Great Lakes region, or else suffer from yet another bloodbath in the area, three major humanitarian aid groups…

ZAIRE: According to Dr. Alphonse Toko, the situation of some 30,000 Rwandan refugees who have arrived in Tingi-Tingi from Amisi (70 km southeast of Tingi-Tingi), is dramatic. These people have settled 5 km south of the original camp in an…

BUKAVU, Zaire (Reuter) - Rebel leader Laurent Kabila said Wednesday his forces have set off in the direction of ailing President Mobutu Sese Seko's palace at Gbadolite after capturing the key town of Isiro in northeast Zaire. Zaire denied the…

DATE=2/12/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-210031 TITLE=RWANDA REFUGEES / SECURITY (L-ONLY) BYLINE=JEROME KASSEMBE DATELINE=RWANDA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE PROBLEMS OF REHABILITATION, REINTEGRATION AND MONITORING THE SECURITY OF RETURNING RWANDAN REFUGEES BY THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES WAS DISCUSSED BY THE HEAD OF THE REFUGEE AGENCY --…

February 12, 1997: New York - This morning Oxfam, CARE, and Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders briefed the U.N. Security Council on the worsening humanitarian situation in central Africa. The NGOs (non-governmental organizations) welcomed this historic opportunity to make a presentation…

AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN NAIROBI, KENYA, FROM NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 2 1996, CONVENED BY ACTIONAID AND SUPPORTED BY A GRANT BY CHARITY PROJECTSConference Objective The overall objective of the Conference was to deepen the understanding and analysis…