Democratic Republic of the Congo
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…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated November 19, 1996. Overview The Banyamulenge and the Banyarwanda people, who are Tutsi of Rwandan origin, settled in the…
Rwanda
Judith Matloff, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor KIGALI, RWANDA -- The United States has tentatively rescinded its promise to send ground troops to eastern Zaire, planning instead to airlift humanitarian aid supplies to half a million Rwandan refugees…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
ICRC NEWS 46 "I HAD TO COVER 220 MILES ON FOOT" "The fighting spread to the entire town, even the night before. We had no choice. We had to leave Bukavu for Walikale and then Kisangani". The ICRC employee left on…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. 33 on Eastern Zaire (20 November 1996) Faced by the rapidly receding possibility of an international intervention force, aid organisations are…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. 32 on Eastern Zaire (Tuesday 19 November 1996) Nairobi - Doubts were cast on the future of a multi-national force for…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
NAIROBI (Reuter) - The World Food Program (WFP) reported "strong indications" that at least 100,000 Rwandan Hutu refugees still in eastern Zaire were on the move on Wednesday. "There are strong indications that a large movement of people from the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Crisis in Zaire Looms Large as Hundreds of Thousands of People Remain Unaccounted for Red Cross Initiating First Distribution in Area West of Goma WASHINGTON, November 20, 1996 - The Red Cross has stepped up their humanitarian operation in eastern…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1. The crisis is not over The events of the past week have focused international attention on the return of Rwandan refugees to their homeland after more than two years in the refugee camps. This is a welcome development, although…
