Burundi
By GEORGE GEDDA WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite continued large-scale ethnic violence in Burundi, the United Nations has yet to come up with an effective plan should an intervention force be required, an administration official said Thursday. ''I believe the international…
Burundi
CONTACT: Nanci Martin, Director of Communications (410) 625-2220, ext. 3200 nmartin@catholicrelief.org Tom Garofalo, Communications Associate (410) 625-2220, ext. 3201 tgarofalo@catholicrelief.org Despite the increasingly insecure situation, Catholic Relief Services remains active in promoting peace in Burundi. In the face of serious political setbacks and a sharp…
Burundi
American Council for Voluntary International Action 1717 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. NW, SUITE 801, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 PHONE: (202) 667-8227 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Fourteen U.S. relief and refugee-assistance agencies have urged President Clinton to take additional steps to avoid repetition in Burundi of the mass…
Burundi
What: A recent surge in conflict has resulted in many deaths and up to 100,000 new displaced people in Burundi. It is estimated that well over half a million Burundians are now displaced in their own country. Insecurity has…
Liberia
S/1996/684I. INTRODUCTION 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1059 (1996) of 31 May 1996, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until 31…
Burundi
By CHRIS TOMLINSON BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- More than 6,000 people have been slaughtered in Burundi since a Tutsi army major seized power July 25, purportedly to end ethnic bloodshed in the central African country, Amnesty International said Thursday. ''We…
Rwanda
A l'invitation de Son Excellence Monsieur Pierre Celestin Rwigema, Premiere Ministre de la Republique Rwandaise, Son Excellence Monsieur Kengo wa Dondo, Premier Minister de la Republique du Zaire, a effectue une visite de travail en Republique Rwandaise, du 21 au…
Burundi
CF/DOC/PR 1996-22 Contrary to media reports today (22 August), UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, has no plans to suspend its operations in Burundi. UNICEF has eight international and 74 national staff members in Burundi and UNICEF programmes are continuing inhealth,…
Burundi
UNITED NATIONS Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org IRIN Daily Summary of Main Events in Burundi 21 August 1996 Sources for the information below include UN agencies, NGOs, other international organisations and media…
Rwanda
BUTARE, Rwanda (Reuter) - The U.N. refugee agency said it expects up to 5,000 Rwandan refugees to stream into Rwanda from Burundi Wednesday as part of the biggest move back since they fled after 1994's genocide. Paul Stromberg, spokesman for…
