Reports

The United Nations mission in Angola is gravely concerned about the decision of the Angolan government to suspend the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) from the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation. United Nations Spokesman Fred…

Sets International Precedent for Punishing Sexual Violence as a War Crime History was made today when the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) found former mayor, Jean-Paul Akayesu, guilty of nine counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.…

SG/SM/6687 L/2896 The following statement was issued today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has today announced the first-ever judgement on the crime of genocide by an international court. This is a landmark decision in the history of international…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de la coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN - Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (RDC) Impact du conflit sur la situation humanitaire Les hostilites, qui se sont…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Conflict impacting on humanitarian situation Hostilities in western DRC over the past four weeks…

Highlights C-130 Air Drops ex El Obeid - (Southern Sectors) - On 31 August, 36 mt was delivered to the Southern Sector location of Baar. Ilyushin-76 Air Drops ex Khartoum - (Northern and Southern Sector) - A total of 35 mt…

On June 24, 1998, the Executive Board concluded the Article IV consultation with Rwanda1.The Board also approved a three-year loan for Rwanda under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF), in an amount equivalent to SDR71.40 million…

Tonight a Canadian relief agency is shipping urgently needed food for severely malnourished children in Sudan where over 2 million people are facing starvation due to civil war and drought. The first 100 metric tonnes of Nutri-Meal, a super porridge…

Arusha, 1er septembre 98 (FH) - Le procureur du Tribunal penal international pour le Rwanda (TPIR) devrait plaider mercredi en faveur d'un proces collectif regroupant quatre militaires presumes responsables du genocide anti-tutsi et des massacres d'opposants de 1994 au Rwanda,…

SUMMARY TABLEUpdated version as of 01 September 1998 1) REPUBLIC OF CONGO (RoC-Brazzaville) LOCATION ORIGIN FIGURE COMMENT Loukolela Rwandan 3,700 Refugee figure. Majority are young males with minimal interest in repatriation. Ndjundou Rwandan 2,024 Same as above. Impfondo Rwandan 670 Refugee figure. Impfondo Burundian 74 Same as above. Liranga Rwandan 500 Refugee figure. Majority are young males with minimal interest in…