Reports

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that approximately 15,000 Burundians had fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in March as a result of security incidents around Bujumbura. UNHCR said that around 3,000 people had…

Copyright 1998 Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. Distribution via MISANET. By Moyiga Nduru NAIROBI, Apr 1 (IPS) -- The United Nations has expressed concern over renewed fighting in Somalia, saying this will affect relief work and impede progress towards national…

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@dha.unon.org IRIN Update No. 387 for Central and Eastern Africa (Wednesday 1 April 1998) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:…

KIGALI, April 1 (Reuters) - Rwanda has devised a new way of helping citizens commemorate the dark days of its 1994 genocide -- a map showing areas where the worst killings took place. The map shows more than 100 administrative communes…

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 IRIN: Bulletin quotidien no 385 d'information sur l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est (du samedi 28…

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@dha.unon.org IRIN Update No. 386 for Central and Eastern Africa (Tuesday 31 March 1998) BURUNDI: News agency closed,…

Members of the Security Council on Tuesday expressed concern about the resumption of fighting in the Baidoa and Kismayo regions of Somalia and urged the Somali factions to exercise restraint. In a statement made to the press by the President…

Press Statement Geneva, 31 March 1998. At the launch of the 1998 United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Somalia through the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Geneva, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Dominik…

Press Release AFR/48 IHA/655 NEW YORK, 31 March (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- The United Nations today launched the 1998 consolidated inter-agency appeal for Somalia, requesting $79 million to ensure the continuation of urgently needed humanitarian and rehabilitation assistance this…

Briefing Notes This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations. The drama of Somali boat people heading from northeastern Somalia to Yemen continues. 180 Somali boat people are…