Reports

Thousands of refugees continue to go back to Rwanda from the Goma region; several hundreds emerge daily from the woods in the Bukavu area. Arrivals of Burundi refugees from Zaire reach nearly 60,000 - many of them spontaneously returning into…

We expect an estimated 50,000 Rwandan refugees from the south Kivu region to head for Rwanda today from Sake. This large concentration - the first major group of the so-called lost refugees from the camps in Bukavu and Uvira…

RWANDAN RETURNEE NUMBERS AND FLOWS: WFP reports that the Rwandan government has requested closure of all way stations from Gisenyi to Nkamira and has closed the Nkamira transit camp to encourage people to return home as quickly as possible. (IRIN…

Eastern Zaire There were reports of shooting in the hills to the west of Sake yesterday. SCF UK's tracing teams were in the area when the shooting began. No casualties were reported and the assailants were not identified. ICRC reports…

ACTions in Zaire, Tanzania and Rwanda Medicine for Eastern Zaire Geneva, Nairobi & Bunia, November 29, 1996 While the countries involved with establishing the international force for Zaire are discussing airdrops (mostly as a way out of their current stalemate), an…

This report has been produced to fulfill the information requirements of the UNDHA Geneva Taskforce on Eastern Zaire and the UNDHA mission in the Great Lakes region. The report attempts to fill the gaps resulting from time delays and…

DATE=11/28/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-206806 TITLE=SIERRA LEONE / PEACE (L-ONLY) BYLINE=PURNELL MURDOCK DATELINE«IDJAN CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND LEADERS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY "UNITED FRONT" REBEL GROUP ARE GATHERING IN IVORY COAST, IN HOPES OF SIGNING A PEACE DEAL TO END SIERRA LEONE'S SIX-YEAR CIVIL…

Despite the continued lull in media coverage in the UK and Ireland, the situation in the Great Lakes region continues to be a great concern to Oxfam as to other humanitarian agencies. The political response from…

UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Emergency Update No. 43 on Eastern Zaire (Thursday 28 November 1996) US Defence Secretary William Perry, who is in Italy, yesterday pledged Washington's support…