Informes

UNHCR launched an appeal today for $38.2 million for its repatriation program this year for more 300,000 Angolan refugees. More than 74,000 Angolan refugees have returned to Angola since June when UNHCR started activities in Angola. This followed a peace accord…

During the extended visit to Rwanda by the ICRC's Delegate General for Africa in late January/early February, the delegation's objectives were reviewed, in the light of the volatile security situation. Unfortunately, more security incidents have taken place since, notably close to…

MAPUTO, Mozambique (PANA) - The Mozambican government is preparing to launch an emergency appeal on Monday, seeking international support for the victims of widespread flooding in the centre of the country. The current estimates are that about 340,000 families have been…

There has been a significant increase in incidents of human rights abuses in Rwanda since the forced mass repatriation of refugees from Zaire and Tanzania in November and December 1996, an Amnesty International delegation returning from a visit to…

Funds Sent To: Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) Malawi Amount Sent USD: 7,000.00 Date of Sent: 19 February 1997 Rapid Response Fund Balance is now - USD:$ 145,875 Details of Payment Emergency Project: Repairs as a result of storm damage…

GENEVA -- (Department of Humanitarian Affairs) -- As hostilities mount in the Sudan, the United Nations today appealed for US $120.8 million to meet the emergency humanitarian needs of the estimated 4.2 million war-affected and displaced persons in the Sudan,…

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE SITUATION 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Antananarivo reports that the population affected by Cyclone Gretelle, that hit south-east Madagascar on 20-26 January, is now estimated at 500,000-600,000, including 140 fatalities. Affected areas are the counties…

NAIROBI, Feb 18 (Reuter) - Feuding Somali faction leaders Hussein Aideed and Ali Mahdi Mohamed have united to appeal for donors to provide $100 million for U.N. aid agency operations in Somalia. The office of the U.N. resident coordinator for Somalia…

JANUARY - DECEMBER 1997 UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Launched 18 February 1997 OVERVIEW A 13 year civil war continues to degrade the lives of millions of Sudanese. War-affected populations are struggling to cope with the affects of chronic…

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Lilongwe reports that the Government of Malawi has issued a communique, appealing for international assistance. 2. Weeks of incessant heavy rains caused serious flooding in southern-most part of Malawi,…