Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated November 18, 1996. Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has issued an appeal for 66.9 million dollars for its emergency operations for refugees and people displaced in eastern Zaire and the immediate integration of more than 500,000…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Movement from Zaire's Goma region slows to a trickle, some 500,000 are estimated to have returned to Rwanda. About 700,000 refugees remain in Zaire without assistance and UNHCR is concerned that if they go further into the interior it will…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Le HCR a lancé un appel de 66,9 millions de dollars pour son opération d'urgence en faveur des réfugiés et des personnes déplacés par le conflit dans l'est du Zaïre ainsi que pour la réintégration de plus de 500…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated November 16, 1996. OVERVIEW The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire, Tanzania and Uganda B) WFP on the Web From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. Available on the Internet at WFP Home Page http://www.wfp.org/ or by e-mail from HicksDeb@wfp.org (fax 39 6 5228 2837).…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Since Friday, an estimated 400 000 of the refugees moving eastwards from camps near Goma, eastern Zaire, to Rwanda have crossed the border to the Rwandan town of Gisenyi, from where they will continue the journey to their home…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
CARE MOBILIZES MASSIVE EFFORT TO AID RETURNING REFUGEES November 18, 1996 -- As more refugees continue to trudge back to Rwanda on foot, CARE is boosting its projects along the routes. CARE plans to distribute food in Ruhengeri and Byumba in…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1. Operations completed: 1. One (1) airlift of 26.4 MT UNICEF urgent relief items from Copenhagen to Kampala/Uganda by Netherlands Airforce on 3 November 1996. 2. Four (4) airlifts with C-130 (60 MT of High Energy Biscuits) by the Belgium Airforce…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. 28 on Eastern Zaire (17-18 November 1996) A UNHCR spokesman said that 400,000 refugees had crossed into Rwanda as of this…
