Rapports

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.75 on the Great Lakes (Thursday 9 January 1997) - President Mobutu Sese Seko arrived in France today. Following his operation for…

PR/GVA/97/001 UNICEF expressed deep concern, 8 January, at the deteriorating condition of the Rwandan refugees and internally displaced people sheltering in the Lubutu area, 170 kms southeast of Kisangani, in eastern Zaire. Recent reports reveal an alarming increase in…

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.74 on the Great Lakes (Wednesday 8 January 1997) - Following Monday's denial by Paris, of French troops in the eastern town…

On 24 December, a number of serious security incidents occurred in Kindu and Shabunda, mid-way between Kindu and Bukavu, involving threats by armed elements against ICRC staff. In light of this and the generally volatile military and political situation, the…

GENEVA, Jan 8 (Reuter) - Officials of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday reported an "alarming increase'' in deaths among refugees, mainly from Rwanda, in isolated areas of eastern Zaire. They told a news briefing there had been a…

L'UNICEF exprime sa vive inquiétude envers la détérioration des conditions de vie de dizaines de milliers de réfugiés rwandais et des populations zairoises dans la région de Lubutu, située à 170 km au sud-est de Kisangani. Des informations récentes…

Twelve children under five died last Monday at UNICEFs therapeutic centre in Tingi-Tingi, southeast of Lubutu. The lack of food has made the affected population more vulnerable to illness and disease. Some 120,000 Rwandan refugees are still in Tingi-Tingi and 60,000…

GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuter) - The U.N. refugee agency expressed concern on Tuesday about more than 330,000 Rwandan refugees still stranded in eastern Zaire, especially 120,000 in a camp short of food and thought to be dominated by thugs. Eleven…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org - A statement issued by Zaire and Kenya yesterday after talks between Presidents Mobutu and Moi stressed that national sovereignty, territorial integrity, inviolability of…

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.72 on the Great Lakes (Saturday-Monday 4-6 January 1997) - Gabonese Africa No.1 radio reported that political disenchantment was growing in Zaire…