Informes

By Justin Forsyth Oxfam in Australia Eastern Zaire is a new test for international governance. It is also a test case for humanitarian aid. An area which has soaked up the best part of $2 billion in emergency relief since 1994,…

[This is a summary of current media reports. Their accuracy is solely the responsibility of the news sources cites] 1. HUMANITARIAN SITUATION (Agence France-Presse, 7 November 1996, 01:45 PM) The mostly Rwandan refugees and displaced Zaïrians are caught in "the…

DHA/96/22 To ensure an effective and coordinated response by the United Nations to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Eastern Zaire, Mr. Sergio Viera de Mello, Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees, has been appointed with immediate effect as UN Humanitarian Coordinator to…

(New York, 7 Nov 1996)--Human Rights Watch/Africa today called upon the international community to guarantee protection to the refugees in eastern Zaire. The human rights organization stated that to coerce them to return to unsafe situations in their home…

REGIONAL: The Regional Heads of State Summit chaired by Kenya President Moi was held in Nairobi on 5 November. Resolutions included: calls for military intervention; the establishment of humanitarian corridors; temporary sanctuaries; and an immediate cease-fire. The Zairian Government was not…

Community Aid Abroad is asking Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, to support proposals for an international military force to intervene in Zaire. "We are asking the government to break its silence on the unfolding disaster in Central Africa and immediately commit Australian…

DATELINE ACT - Eastern Zaire DT 4 - Geneva, November 7,1997 (15.00 CET) "Flying over and driving through the areas 150-200 kilometers west of Goma you hardly see any people on roads and in villages", reports a member of an…

News Service 208/96 AI INDEX: AFR 02/16/96 Refugees are not the cause of the problem in the Great Lakes region, but rather are amongst the victims of the current crisis, Amnesty International said in an appeal released today Amnesty International is…

DATE=11/7/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-205799 TITLE=ZAIRE / REFUGEES (L) BYLINE=SONYA LAURENCE GREEN DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: INTERNATIONAL RELIEF WORKERS SAY SOME REFUGEES IN EASTERN ZAIRE ARE DYING OF THIRST AS THEY TREK ACROSS HARSH MOUNTAIN TERRITORY TO ESCAPE FIGHTING. SONYA LAURENCE GREEN REPORTS THE AID WORKERS SAY…

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. 11 on Eastern Zaire (6-7 November 1996) Reports coming in from the press this morning indicate that the ceasefire may not…