Reports

KINSHASA, Zaire (Reuter) - Zaire's transitional parliament has voted to sever diplomatic relations with Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, three neighbors accused by the government of waging war against the sprawling Central African nation. State radio reported Friday that the assembly voted…

DATE=11/1/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-205446 TITLE=U-N / ZAIRE (S ONLY) BYLINE=DOUGLAS ROBERTS DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE EAST ZAIRIAN TOWN OF GOMA WAS REPORTED RELATIVELY QUIET EARLY FRIDAY, ONE DAY AFTER TUTSI REBELS LAUNCHED ATTACKS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TOWN, THREATENING HUMANITARIAN RELIEF OPERATIONS FOR MORE…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Organization of African Unity organ on conflict management has called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Zaire where ethnic Tustis are fighting Zairean troops. Meeting here Thursday, the conflict management organ urged all the parties…

(11/1/96) Red Cross Action As more reports of increasing violence arrive, it is becoming painfully obvious that once again the Great Lakes region of Central Africa is on the brink of a major humanitarian crisis. In the last 24 hours,…

(Sense of urgency propels Chretien) (800) By Judy Aita USIA United Nations Correspondent UNITED NATIONS -- Citing the "great urgency" in Africa's Great Lakes region as the fighting intensified and the humanitarian crisis worsened, the new U.N. special envoy said October 31…

This report includes: A) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania B) Iraq C) Afghanistan D) Sri Lanka From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. For information regarding resources, donors are requested to contact Mr. F. Strippoli or Mr. M. Crosthwaite, WFP Rome…

OUAGADOUG, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Zimbabwean and Ethiopian leaders have called for new initiatives to end carnage in eastern Zaire where Tutsi rebels are causing havoc. At a meeting in Ougadougou, President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi discussed…

25 Oct- 01 Nov, 1996 The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Liberia UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs HIGHLIGHTS The ECOMOG Force Commander, Major…

1. Alert messages by MCDU 24 October 1996: Warning message by the MCDU to donor countries Indicating that WFP has possible need for airlift support in the near future, UNICEF and UNHCR might need support in road-transport, water-purification and water-…

At a Glance Despite intense fighting in the Goma area, relief efforts continue at Mugunga and Lac Vert camps to set up water and sanitation facilities to meet the needs of more than 400,000 Rwandan refugees. No major arrivals yet…