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. 27 on Eastern Zaire (16-17 November 1996) As thousands of people resumed their trek across the border into Rwanda this morning,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Peter Smerdon GISENYI, Rwanda, Nov 17 (Reuter) - More refugees flooded across the border from eastern Zaire into this small Rwandan border town on Sunday -- the third day of a human wave which showed no sign of slowing…
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. 26 on Eastern Zaire (15-16 November 1996) One hundred thousand people have so far crossed the border at Gisenyi as of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
From Segun Adeyemi ; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, United Nations (PANA) The United Nations says it is still necessary to send a multinational force to eastern Zaire to provide humanitarian relief to refugees despite the return to Rwanda of thousands…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Communiqué de Presse (1/161196) Kinshasa, le 16 novembre 1996 1. La Belgique vient en aide à la poplation zaïroise affectée par les événements graves qui se sont produits dans l'Est du Zaïre. Le 17 novembre,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
In response to the massive influx of returning Rwandan refugees from Goma, Zaïre, the World Food Programme has decided to abandon plans for food distribution at the border. Instead, WFP will distribute rations at the prefectures and communes of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U N I T E D N A T I O N S Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org [IRIN Note: This document is in no way intended to be…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DATE=11/16/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-206299 TITLE=RWANDA / BORDER (S) BYLINE=DOUG ROBERTS DATELINE=GOMA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE MASS EXODUS FROM EASTERN ZAIRE CONTINUED SATURDAY WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RWANDAN REFUGEES MOVING TOWARD THE BORDER FROM CAMPS OUTSIDE THE TOWN OF GOMA. AID AGENCY OFFICIALS SAY MORE 200…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders USA November 16, 1996 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has been attempting since early November to provide assistance to over 1,000,000 refugees trapped in the violence in Eastern Zaire. With over 200 volunteers in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,…
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 15, 1996. Current Situation: On Thursday afternoon, troops from the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of…
