Informes

Since November 1997, 445 cases of which 83 were fatal (case fatality rate 20%) have been reported in Point-Noire in the southern part of the country. The cases occurred between 7 November 1997 and 27 January 1998. Vibrio cholerae O1…

DATE=2/3/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209593 TITLE=ZAIRE FIGHTING (L UPDATE) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: /// EDS: UPDATES CR 2-209582 /// INTRO: FIGHTING IN EASTERN ZAIRE HAS SPREAD DOWN THE SOUTHERN SHORE OF LAKE TANGANYIKA. V-O-A EAST AFRICA CORRESPONDENT SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS IT IS THE FIRST TIME REBELS HAVE…

By Eduardo Gomez Ortega BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (IPS) - The lack of concrete actions to resolve the plight of hundreds of thousands of refugees in Zaire is a disgrace for the international community that jeopardises the credibility of…

DATE=2/3/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209611 TITLE=ZAIRE REACT (S ONLY) BYLINE=VICTOR BEATTIE DATELINE=WASHINGTON CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE UNITED STATES SAYS IT SUPPORTS THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF ZAIRE AND DOES NOT SUPPORT REBEL GROUPS IT SAYS ARE TRYING TO DESTABILIZE THE ZAIREAN GOVERNMENT. V-O-A'S VICTOR BEATTIE REPORTS, AS A…

Eastern Zaire: Tingi-Tingi: The latest figures show no improvement in the number of deaths of refugees in Tingi-Tingi: DAY TOTAL Children under 5 years + 5 years 27 21 10 11 28 30 16 14 29 34 13 21 30 27 15 12 31 29 21 8 141 75 66 As of 31 January, there were 312 cases of cholera (Inaba type) - 36 children under five…

KINSHASA, Zaire (PANA) - A Zaire Defense Ministry official has said that the primary objective of government troops is to recapture from rebel forces the district of Walikale, eastern Zaire. "The recapture of Walikale is a first rate objective for FAZ…

This is an excerpt of the original report which includes: A) Afghanistan B) Iraq C) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania D) Uganda E) Sierra Leone. From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. Available on the Internet at WFP Home Page http://www.wfp.org/ or by…

BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) GREAT LAKES - Complex Emergency Note: The last situation report was dated January 24, 1997 Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni admitted on Thursday that Uganda was on the brink of war with neighbouring Sudan, reported AFP. "We have run…

DATE=1/31/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-209478 TITLE=U-N / ZAIRE (L ONLY) BYLINE=DOUGLAS ROBERTS DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: U-N OFFICIALS SAY THE ZAIRIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THE SUSPENSION OF RELIEF AGENCY OPERATIONS FOR RWANDAN REFUGEES NEAR THE EASTERN TOWN OF LUBUTU. V-O-A'S DOUGLAS ROBERTS IN GENEVA REPORTS THE ZAIRIAN…