Rapports

Some 19,000 refugees fled from a camp near Uvira, eastern Zaire on Sunday following an attack on the camp by armed men, described by local media as "Zairean Tutsis". The gunmen are reported to have killed four refugees and…

From Segun Adeyemi; PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, United Nations (PANA) The United Nations, for the second time in a month, has called on Zaire to withdraw allegations that a U.N. agency was involved in acts of aggression against Zaire. U.N. spokeswoman…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org 11 October 1996 IRIN UPDATE ON THE CONFLICT IN SOUTH KIVU, ZAIRE This update attempts to give an account of recent events in the South Kivu…

SG/SM/6076 11 October 1996 The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali: Further to his statement of yesterday, the Secretary-General is concerned that the situation in eastern Zaire, especially in South Kivu,…

The Zairian government is attempting to ethnically cleanse eastern Zaire of Banyamulenge, ethnic Tutsi of Rwandan ancestry, who have lived in eastern Zaire for over 200 years. There are approximately 400,000 Banyamulenge living in the area between Bukavu and Uvira…

SG/SM/6074 10 October 1996 Following is the text of a statement issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali: The situation in eastern Zaire has been deteriorating in recent days and remains explosive. Violence continues to…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION During September 1996 a growing number of reports testified to human rights abuses against Zairean Tutsis, known as Banyamulenge, by the army and local…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION During September 1996 a growing number of reports testified to human…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 Email: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION During September 1996 a growing number of reports testified to human rights abuses against Zairean Tutsis, known as Banyamulenge, by the army and local…

DIRE SITUATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN EASTERN ZAIRE... A consignment of medical equipment and materials was flown into eastern Zaire today (Sunday) as part of a stepped-up emergency operation by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to assist thousands…