Democratic Republic of the Congo
SG/SM/8659, AFR/598 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: On 5 and 6 April, a United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) team visited Ituri villages around Drodro to investigate…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Déclaration du porte-parole du Quai d'Orsay (Paris, 07 avril 2003) - La France déplore les informations faisant état de massacres à grande échelle qui font l'objet de nombreux rapports en Ituri. Elle attend les résultats de l'enquête actuellement menée par la…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Following UN reports of the killing of nearly 1,000 civilians by militia in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UK's Minister for Africa, Baroness Amos, issued the following statement today: 'I am shocked to learn of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
(New York, April 7, 2003) Ugandan forces and their allies must prevent the killing of civilians in Ituri in northeastern Congo, Human Rights Watch said in an open letter to President Museveni of Uganda today after information of yet another…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
President Yoweri Museveni State House Kampala, Uganda Dear Mr. President, Human Rights Watch is writing to express our serious concern about the widespread killings of civilians and other abuses being committed in the areas controlled by the Uganda military (UPDF) in the Ituri…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Isabelle Abric A l'initiative de la Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo, environ 1100 mines, représentant 600 kg d'explosifs, ont été détruites samedi 5 avril 2003 à 4 km de Bunia par des experts de…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Isabelle Abric Suite aux allégations du porte-parole de la communauté Hema relatives à des massacres perpétrés jeudi 3 avril 2003 dans la paroisse de Drodro, à 80 kilomètres au nord de Bunia, le Représentant spécial adjoint du Secrétaire Général des…
Burundi
Activités Humanitaires 1. Droits de l'homme: La violence contre les civils aurait augmenté Lors de la présentation de son sixième rapport à Genève(Suisse) Mme Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, le Rapporteur Spécial des Droits de l'Homme au Burundi, a signalé une augmentation de la…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yulu Kabamba The Ituri Pacification Committee started its work on Friday, 4 April 2003 in Bunia. The meeting was presided over by the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Behrooz…
Liberia
GENERAL OVERVIEWPOLITICAL/SECURITY Fierce fighting raged across the country in the 8 counties of Lofa, Bong, Margibi, Grand Gedeh, Cape Mount, Bomi, Montserrado and Nimba. Towards the end of the reporting period, information from Nimba indicated that retreating…
