Informes

BUNIA, Zaire (Reuter) - Rebels seized the strategic northeastern Zaire town of Bunia and nearby gold mines, partly operated by Canadians, in a fierce battle with government forces which left hundreds dead, residents said Thursday. "The fighting was terrible and there…

The personnel of the Catholic Institutes working in the region of ISIRO is well and ready to be evacuated. In Kinshasa the embassies of Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany and Canada are working for their rescue. The main stumbling-block is…

Victims cut off from aid New disaster strikes the Great Lakes region Since mid-October, the Great Lakes region has been hit once more by a humanitarian tragedy on the same scale as the disaster two years ago following the genocide in…

DATE=1/1/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-208134 TITLE=ZAIRE REBELS / L BYLINE=JOHN PITMAN DATELINE=GOMA CONTENT= VOICED AT: // EDS -- THIS WAS FED TO THE BUBBLE AS AN "UPDATE." HOWEVER, THE EARLIER TEXT WAS NOT ISSUED // INTRO: IN EASTERN ZAIRE, REBEL LEADER LAURENT KABILA SAYS HIS FORCES HAVE REPULSED…

ABSTRACT The recent history of Zaire presents a unique opportunity to understand and explain humanitarian emergencies. This monograph follows an inductive approach in analysing the trajectory of state-building in Zaire as a significant explanatory variable of humanitarian…

Two main points: - In Eastern Zaire, between 150 etand 200,000 mainly Rwandan refugees are still at risk between Lubutu and Amisi, in northern Kivu. - 475,000 Rwandans refugees have now returned to Rwanda from Tanzania. 3,000 children have been…

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. 69 on the Great Lakes (Tuesday 31 December 1996) - Zaire's crisis government has confirmed the launching of a counter-offensive operation…

as of 31 December 1996 Compiled by DHA on the basis of information reported by Donors and Appealing Agencies APPEALING ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS (US$) CONTRIBUTIONS (US$) SHORTFALL (US$) % OF NEEDS COVERED WFP: Cash Food 31,395,572 * 118,534,316 10,370,901 69,624,461 21,024,671 48,909,855 33.0 58.7 UNHCR ** 66,975,046 ** 21,095,241 45,879,805 31.5 UNICEF 14,509,800 11,721,949 2,787,851 80.8 UNDP 13,100,000 0 13,100,000 0.0 WHO 3,173,560 1,246,621 1,926,939 39.3 FAO 4,988,000 745,000 4,243,000 14.9 UNHCHR 1,406,000 1,119,585 286,415 79.6 UNV 390,500 428,358 --- 100.0 IOM 660,000 185,034 474,966 28.0 DHA 4,205,845 3,041,483 1,164,362 72.3 ICVA 127,575 50,170 77,405 39.3 TOTAL 259,466,214 119,628,803 139,875,269 46.1 Note: (*) For WFP, the food aid requirement covers an additional five months up to…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S 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. 68 on the Great Lakes (Monday 30…

The Zairan army posted in the eastern regions of the country is in retreat, pressed by the armies of Uganda and of the Banyamulenge. The disbanded troops are on the rampage and commandeer vehicles, petrol and food upplies to…