Rapports

Background The present humanitarian drama in eastern Zaire and the urgent need to deliver humanitarian relief to vulnerable populations in the area have rightly if somewhat belatedly attracted the attention of policy-makers in the international community. However, there is a…

Americans urged to help Rwanda during holiday season "This holiday season, CARE will help refugees along the road home and then along the road to peace, stability and health. They have suffered hunger, disease and violence for two and a half…

This report has been prepared by the office of the United Nations Development Programme and Resident Representative for Somalia If you have any queries or would like to receive more information on the situation in Somalia, please…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 E-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION 1. The reality of life in Uganda today is that the northern one-third of the country is in a state of crisis. Rebels of…

OVERVIEW An FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited Burundi in October 1996 to review the outcome of the second season harvest, forecast the third season production, update the 1996 food supply/demand balance and assess prospects…

GENEVA (Reuter) - U.N. human rights monitors in Rwanda have received reports of incidents in which Rwandan refugees returning from Zaire have been killed, a U.N. spokeswoman said Tuesday. The spokeswoman said Javier Zuniga, head of the U.N. Human Rights Field…

SEVERE DIARRHOEAL DISEASE OUTBREAK SPREADS TO PARAJOK... An outbreak of severe diarrhoeal disease, which began in Labone on 19 November, is reported to have spread westward by river to Parajok and surrounding area, with 16 cases and one fatality so far.…

UNDP has allocated $500,000 to help strengthen the UN Resident Coordinator's ability to work with the Rwandan government and international partners in bridging short term relief activities with plans for longer term development. The funds, already made available, will help…

HIGHLIGHTS Ethiopia is expecting a record meher harvest - over 20 percent increase in yield as compared with the previous years harvest - reducing food aid requirements in 1997. Local purchases and export of surplus production in 1997 likely to be…

LUANDA, Angola (PANA) - The special envoy of U.S. President Bill Clinton charged with monitoring the Angolan peace process, Paul Hare, has left Luanda at the end of a two-week mission in Angola. Speaking shortly before he left Angolan capital on…