Informes

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now posted an updated country profile on internal displacement in Burundi. A summary is presented below. The complete profile can be accessed at www.db.idpproject.org or sent to you by e-mail…

S/2001/970 I. Introduction 1. The Security Council, by paragraph 29 of its resolution 1355 (2001) of 14 June 2001, decided to extend the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)…

SUDAN: USCR warns against sole focus on Afghanistan "The international community at this moment is fixated on the possibility that hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan might flee their homes in coming weeks. It is a legitimate concern, but more…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: this situation report updates Information Bulletin #1 for FY 2001 dated July 3, 2001 BACKGROUND The Tutsi minority, who represent 14% of…

More than a half-million people fled their homes because of violence during the first nine months of 2001 in Central Africa and the Horn of Africa, according to analysis by the U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR). An…

(Near Verbatim) MARGARET NOVICKI- UNAMSIL SPOKESMAN WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM CONCLUDES WITH CALL TO ACTION The United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance ended in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday, 8 September, with a condemnation of those…

SC/7132 4361st Meeting (AM)But Concerns Remain over Fighting in East and Human Rights Violations The situation in the Democratic Republic was favourable in many respects, though there were still areas that caused concern, Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: this situation report updates the information bulletin dated May 11, 2001 Background The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

BUJUMBURA / NAIROBI / GENEVA/NEW YORK, 17 August 2001 - Concerned that continued conflict could hinder a nation-wide polio immunization campaign scheduled for later this month, United Nations officials in Burundi today jointly called on all parties to observe…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires IRIN - Réseau d'information régional intégré Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel : +254 2 622 147 Fax : +254 2 622 129 e-mail : irin@ocha.unon.org RDC: Un hélicoptère de la MONUC abattu dans l'est…