Reports

UNITED NATIONS Department 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. 327 for Central and Eastern Africa (Wednesday 7 January 1998) RWANDA: Rebels threaten to decapitate victims Rebels, calling themselves…

KIGALI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - At least 40 people were killed in attacks on two communes in northwest Rwanda on Monday night which local officials blamed on Hutu rebels, the independent Rwanda News Agency said on Wednesday. It quoted regional…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata, today condemned the escalating cycle of violence in Burundi, saying it had major implications for hundreds of thousands of returnees and refugees. Her statement followed an armed attack on Tuesday in…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

SACB - Situation on the ground Week upto: 6 January, 1998 Number of people reported to have died to date: 1,904 Number of people remaining at risk: approximately 1 Million Livestock reported killed so far: more than 33,364 Number of people reached with emergency supplies:…

NATIONS UNIES Departement des Affaires Humanitaires / IRIN pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tel: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org [Le bulletin quotidien est base sur des informations pertinentes provenant d'agences de Nations Unies, d'ONG, de gouvernements, de…

Ref: DHAGVA - 98/0103 UPDATES ON SOMALIA INTER-AGENCY COORDINATED FLOOD RESPONSE OVERALL SITUATION: 1. The UN Resident Coordinator for Somalia reports that the most recent death toll (confirmed figures) stands at 1,855 (as of 31 December 1997), with approximately 1 million people…

UNITED NATIONS Department 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. 326 for Central and Eastern Africa (Tuesday 6 January 1998) BURUNDI: Rebels strike again Rebels launched a second…

DATE=1/6/98 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-224858 TITLE=BURUNDI ATTACK (S ONLY) BYLINE=SCOTT STEARNS DATELINE=NAIROBI CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: BURUNDI'S ARMY FOUGHT REBELS NORTH OF THE CAPITAL TODAY (TUESDAY). AS VOA'S SCOTT STEARNS REPORTS FROM OUR EAST AFRICA BUREAU, THE FIGHTING FOLLOWS LAST WEEK'S ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL CITY'S…

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS More than 1,800 people have died in Somalia as a result of the floods, according to the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA). In its latest Situation Report on Somalia Floods, DHA says the United Nations Coordinator for…