Reports

Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees are heading back to Rwanda in what may be the largest and swiftest homeward movement in memory. UNHCR is mobilizing resources to meet the needs of the refugees, finally freed by routed extremists…

November 15 --At a press conference today in Washington DC, Marge Tsitouris, Director of CARE's emergency group, hailed the beginnings of Rwandan refugee repatriation from Zaire. "This is a first step toward a long-term solution and stability for the…

Red Cross Response to the Central Africa Crisis: Update 7 (11/14/96) Red Cross Action The Red Cross continues to seek access to the more than one million refugees and an increasing number of internally displaced Zairians who are scattered over a…

Community Aid Abroad today welcomed Mr Downer's announcement of an aid package for Zaire. "Mr Downer has met his promise made in Parliament last week," said Executive Director Jeremy Hobbs. "However, as he points out, this crisis could be worse than…

Exchange of artillery and mortar fire prevents UNHCR staff from continuing assessment in Goma town. Some 60,000 internally displaced people are reported to have arrived in Kisangani in central Zaire, where a UN inter-agency team is looking at facilities for…

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 differences and…

(FR) (Advance units expected to move next week) (670) By Judy Aita USIA United Nations Correspondent UNITED NATIONS -- Coalition officials putting together plans for a multinational force to bring humanitarian aid to more than a million refugees in eastern Zaire said…

KINSHASA: Situation in town remained tense on 13 November. Joint UN mission (WFP, UNHCR and UNICEF) left this morning for Kisangani. UGANDA: Tense situation near Kasese, leading to several thousand displaced Ugandans in Kasese, following attack allegedly by 200 Zaïrian troops…

WASHINGTON (Reuter) - The United States Thursday demanded a cease-fire among factions fighting in eastern Zaire before it sends troops there as part of a proposed international force to aid a million refugees. "What we would like is a pledge by…

From Moses Draku; PANA Correspondent KAMPALA, Uganda (PANA) - Zairean troops backed by Ugandan rebels Wednesday attacked the Ugandan border towns of Mpondwe and Bwera in south western district of Kasese. Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister, Martin Aliker told an impromptu news…