Rapports

Catherine Bertini, the executive director of the World Food Programme, has appealed for an urgent political solution to the refugee crisis in Eastern Zaire, where hundreds of thousands of Rwandans have sought refuge. At the same time, Bertini warned that…

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.81 on the Great Lakes (Friday 17 January 1997) - UN and NGO sources point out that there is a growing human…

Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases (EMC) The recent cholera outbreak which occurred in Rumonge, in the south of the country bordering Lake Tanganyika, is continuing and up to 13 January a total of 482 cases with 21 deaths have been reported.…

(Excerpt) In response to a request from the government of Sierra Leone for a mission to visit there and neighbouring countries to assess the situation and propose plans for the return of some 380,000 Sierra Leonean refugees, UNHCR will tomorrow…

(Excerpt) 1. Great Lakes- Eastern Zaire (See also Great Lakes Crisis) We now have a 24 hour a day presence in Shabunda and are working on ways of providing further assistance there. …

Note: The last situation report was dated January 10, 1997 Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the Mulenge hills of South Kivu, Zaire, and the Masisi region of North Kivu, Zaire, more…

11-17 January NOTE: BETWEEN JANUARY 18 AND FEBRUARY 2, 1997, THE LINK BETWEEN USAID AND THE INTERNET WILL BE SUSPENDED IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE SYSTEM DELAYS. IN THE INTERIM, DOCUMENTS POSTED TO THE GREAT LAKES INFORMATION CENTER (GLIC) WILL…

General Developments The cholera epidemic in Bururi, southern Burundi, had so far affected 450 people, killing 17. The Ministry of Health declared that the outbreak is now under control in Bururi province, but fears that the epidemic will continue in…

Catherine Bertini, the executive director of the World Food Programme, has appealed for an urgent political solution to the refugee crisis in Eastern Zaire, where hundreds of thousands of Rwandans have sought refuge. At the same time, Bertini warned that the cost…

GENEVA (Reuter) - The United Nations refugee agency is negotiating with Zaire to begin flying home the most vulnerable refugees among more than 200,000 Rwandans still in the country, a senior official said Thursday. These include families headed by women, unaccompanied…