Informes

In the south-western Rwandan town of Kamembe humanitarian organizations are now facing a flood of returning refugees from Zaire, most of whom are in very poor health. Since 8 January nearly 2,000 people a day have been crossing the…

Co-ordinating Office 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 (LWF)…

Sudan/Ethiopia The steady flow of new arrivals of Sudanese refugees into the Benshangul=ADGumuz region in western Ethiopia have continued and reached a total of 5,027 as of January 20th. In the earlier stages, the majority were families, whereas now…

A weekly report on major developments concerning relief operations in southern Sudan. 1997 SEEDS AND TOOLS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS UNDERWAY... UNICEF household food security personnel have begun seeds and tools needs assessments to various locations around southern Sudan. A staff member is currently…

By Jean Baptiste Kayigamba KIGALI, Jan 21 (IPS) - UN agencies and international (NGOs) have decided to take precautionary measures in northern Rwanda following the murder of three aid workers which the Rwandan authorities have blamed on Hutu extremists.…

Distr. GENERAL E/CN.4/1997/61 20 January 1997 ENGLISH Original: FRENCH Report on the situation of human rights in Rwanda submitted by Mr. René Degni-Ségui, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, under paragraph 20 of resolution S-3/1 of 25 May 1994CONTENTSIntroductionI. GENOCIDE A.…

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.82 on the Great Lakes (Saturday-Monday 18-20 January 1997) - Gunmen killed three Spanish nationals working for Medecins du Monde-Spain (MDM) in…

KIGALI (Reuter) - The U.N. refused on Monday to suspend activities in any part of Rwanda after three Spanish aid workers were murdered and an American badly wounded in an attack in a northwestern town at the weekend. "We are…

SG/SM/6147 The following statement was issued today by the Acting Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General was shocked by the killing of three Spanish aid workers and the wounding of an American aid worker employed by Médecins du Monde…