Reports

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0876 1. According to latest information, following floods and landslides in Eastern and Western districts, an estimated number of 100 people have been killed, several unaccounted for and many others critically injured. About 150,000…

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 (Saturday-Monday 20-22 December 1997) RWANDA: Army kills 50 rebels after fresh attack on refugees At least 50 Hutu rebels were killed by the…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0875 UPDATES ON SOMALIA INTER-AGENCY COORDINATED FLOOD RESPONSE Situation Updates 1. The U.N. Resident Coordinator for Somalia reports that the most recent death toll (confirmed figures) stands at 1830 (as of 19 December) with at least 230,000…

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…

UNDP FLASH! UNDP is providing $538,000 for emergency assistance following extensive flooding in southern Somalia, which has displaced some 230,000 people, stranded tens of thousands of others and destroyed crucial crops and livestock. The funding will be used for emergency supplies,…

Mission Highlights - The 1997/98 cereal production is forecast to decline from last year's record level but overall food supplies are exepcted to be adequate due to high levels of carryover stocks. - Severe food deficits…

DATE=12/22/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-224428 TITLE=U-N / BURUNDI (L ONLY) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: A U-N HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR SAYS HE HAS FOUND SOME POSITIVE CHANGES IN BURUNDI'S SECURITY SITUATION AND IN RELATIONS BETWEEN BURUNDI'S GOVERNMENT AND THE COUNTRY'S CITIZENS. LISA SCHLEIN IN GENEVA…

DATE=12/20/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-224385 TITLE=RWANDA / ATTACK (S&L) BYLINE=DIANNA CAHN DATELINE=BIGOGWE, RWANDA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: AT LEAST 71 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN NORTHWESTERN RWANDA, AFTER HUTU REBELS TARGETED A MILITARY CAMP AND TWO CAMPS FOR TUTSI CIVILIANS IN THE LATEST IN A SERIES…

As waters begin to recede after nearly two months of flooding, the people of southern Somalia are set to face another potential disaster - a possible cholera epidemic. In towns and villages along the Juba river, flooding has caused…

A delivery of 3,500 tonnes of food for World Vision projects in Tonj county is set to commence from WV Sudan's new logistical base in Kiboko, Northern Uganda. The food will be transported overland by truck convoys over a…