Informes

A human catastrophe is unfolding in eastern Zaire where over half a million Rwandan and Burundian refugees and Zairians have fled intensive fighting. These people are without protection, food, shelter or water, and may be joined soon by an…

(FR) (Outlines U.S. concerns) (400) WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued a statement October 30 outlining U.S. efforts and concerns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Zaire. Following is the text of the USAID statement: (BEGIN TEXT) The United States…

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. 1 on Kivu, Zaire (30 October 1996) Areas around the abandoned site of Kibumba camp, north of Goma, are the scene…

BUKAVU, Zaire (Reuter) - Zaire warned Rwanda it would fight to defend its territory and its vast mineral wealth after the two sides fought a mortar battle across their border. For the first time since ethnic warfare erupted in eastern…

GOMA: Food distribution in Kahindo camp successfully completed on 29/10. Distribution in Katale camp (northern axis) and Mugunga and Lac Vert camps (western axis) is being carried out today 30/10. WFP is implementing airlift operation to establish emergency relief stockpile. First…

The World Food Programme has decided to launch an emergency airlift of relief supplies to Eastern Zaïre. The airlift will begin with a C-130 now in Kampala, Uganda, and will grow in scope in the coming days and weeks…

ICRC News 96/43 Following the evacuation of its remaining delegates from Bukavu on 28 October, the ICRC is now concentrating its activities in the Goma area. At the new Mugunga II camp, where some 200,000 Rwandan refugees have arrived from…

ICRC NEWS 43 Following the evacuation of its remaining delegates from Bukavu on 28 October, the ICRC is now concentrating its activities in the Goma area. At the new Mugunga II camp, where some 200,000 Rwandan refugees have arrived from…

A worst-case scenario is unfolding for refugees from Rwanda and Burundi and local residents in eastern Zaire. Refugee camp residents and local Zairians are caught in a crossfire between Zairian troops and Tutsi rebels, from which they have begun…

SG/SM/6101 30 October 1996 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali: The Secretary-General has informed the Security Council that he has decided to appoint a Special Envoy who will travel to the Great Lakes region…