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12 Jan 1998

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo Floods Report No.4

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0107
SITUATION UPDATES:

1. The unsettled state of the weather, which affected other countries in the region (e.g., Somalia and Kenya) in the last two months, has reached the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This resulted in very high water levels in the Congo River and its tributaries (Aruwimi, Tshopo, Lomami, and Lulu) and caused considerable damage to housing and crops in Kisangani as well as in an yet unknown number of villages, some of which are only accessible by boat. The region has experienced similar disasters in the past (in 1962 and 1979).

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07 Jan 1998

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo Floods Report No.3

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0104
SITUATION UPDATES:

1. According to the UN Resident Coordinator in Kinshasa, the level of the Congo River, which had been risen due to recent torrential rains, is now decreasing in Kisangani. In Mbandaka (in Equateur Province, half way between Kisangani and Kinshasa), no report has been received so far on major flooding.

2. Pending the outcome of the IFRC assessment mission, which was due back on 5 January, a caseload of 20,000 persons in Province Orientale, including Kisangani, has been taken by WFP as its working figure to anticipate the next step of assistance.

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02 Jan 1998

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo Floods Situation Report No.2

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 98/0001
I. SITUATION

1. According to latest information from the UN Resident Coordinator at Kinshasa, the stricken population is estimated at around 10,000 to 14,000, 9,000 of whom in Kisangani. 1,500 houses were damaged or destroyed in Kisangani.

2. These figures take into account only reachable areas and villages. Only a few of the affected villages have, so far, been visited. At present, it is not possible to provide an accurate number of the affected population.

3. According to latest reports, Mbandaka,

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31 Dec 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
DRC Inondations à Kisangani Rapport de Situation No. 1

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHAGVA - 97/0882
INTRODUCTION

1. Les pluies torrentielles qui sont tombées sur la province orientale et sur Kisangani (Haut-Congo) ont fait monter les rivières à leur plus haut niveau depuis 15 ans. Une grande partie de la capitale provinciale Kisangani est sous l'eau. L'alimentation électrique est coupée, la centrale d'épuration d'eau est hors service, le centre de télécommunications ne fonctionne plus. Les routes principales sont coupées, un seul des deux aéroports est opérationnel et le port fluvial est inaccessible.

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26 Sep 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Information note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/InterAction Meeting
Friday, 26th September 1997
Conference Room 7, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Inter-ethnic violence continues to plague the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Increased strife in North and South Kivu has resulted in considerable population movements and disorder, while it has also had an immediate and negative impact on access and the delivery of humanitarian assistance.

There is a two-fold cause for the deterioration of the security situation in the Kivus:

1. Within the ADFL: Following

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26 Sep 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Overview of the Humanitarian Situation in the Masisi Region and North Kivu Province

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
REG. NO. 97/0352
Overview of the Humanitarian Situation in the

Masisi Region and North Kivu Province of the

Democratic Republic of the CONGO

26 September 1997

The information contained in this report was provided by the United Nations Departement of Humanitarian Affairs in Goma

GENERAL

This report highlights the overall humanitarian situation in Masisi zone of North Kivu Province, one of the conflict areas in the post-war era in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Masisi region is known for the dramatic

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12 Sep 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inter-Agency Standing Committee issues statement on refugees, human rights, humanitarian law and principles in Great Lakes region

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
AFR/15
IHA/634

NEW YORK, 12 September (DHA) -- Following is a statement on the situation in the Great Lakes region issued today by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee chaired by the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator. The Committee comprises United Nations agency heads of the World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), as well as representatives of the International

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04 Apr 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Le Comité interinstitutions appele toutes les parties au conflit au Zaire à permettre la distribution del'aide humanitaire dans l'est et le sud du pays

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/97/9
Genève -- (Département des affaires humanitaires) - Le Comité permanent interinstitutions (IACS) est gravement préoccupé par l'état des centaines de milliers de réfugiés vulnérables et de civils innocents, victimes des combats et dispersés dans l'est et le sud du Zaïre. Le Comité est particulièrement préoccupé par le sort des dizaines de milliers de réfugiés rwandais et burundais errant entre Ubundu et Kisangani. La quasi totalité de ces réfugiés se trouvent dans une condition physique épouvantable et nombre d'entre eux - pour la
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04 Apr 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Inter-Agency standing committee appeals to parties in Zaire

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
AFR/1
IHA/626
New York, 4 April (Department of Humanitarian Affairs ) - Following is a statement on eastern Zaire issued today by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, which is chaired by the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordination and comprises United Nations Agency Heads of the world Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), as well as representatives
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19 Mar 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN appeals for US$ 325 million for emergency assistance

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/97/6
Geneva --(Department of Humanitarian Affairs)-- While the humanitarian situation throughout the Great Lakes region remains precarious, the United Nations appealed to-day for US$ 324.5 million to meet the emergency humanitarian needs of over 1.4 million refugees, internally-displaced persons and returnees affected by the ongoing emergency.

The United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for the Great Lakes Emergency, prepared by the United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations operational in the region, covers the

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19 Mar 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
In Brief: UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Great Lakes

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
1 JANUARY - 31 DECEMBER 1997
UNITED NATIONS
Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Launched 19 March 1997

BACKGROUND

Events in the Great Lakes since October 1996 have further complicated what may be the worst humanitarian crisis currently facing the international community. Protracted civil conflict and ethnic strife continue to plague Burundi, Rwanda and Eastern Zaire, with consequences that extend throughout the region and beyond.

As of mid-March 1997, the war in Zaire between the Government forces and the Alliance of Democratic Forces for

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19 Mar 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Les Nations Unies a la recherche de US$ 325 millions pour financer l'assistance Humanitaire d'urgence dans la region des Grands Lacs en 1997

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/97/6
Genève - (Département des affaires humanitaires) - Alors que partout dans la région des Grands Lacs la situation humanitaire demeure précaire, les Nations Unies lancent aujourd'hui un appel en vue de recueillir 324,5 millions de dollars des Etats=5FUnis destinés à apporter une aide humanitaire d'urgence à plus de 1,4 million de réfugiés, de personnes déplacées à l'intérieur de leur propre pays et de rapatriés victimes de la crise que connaît actuellement la région.

L'Appel interinstitutions consolidé des

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14 Mar 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Nations appoints new Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Great Lakes Region

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
NEW YORK, 14 March 1997 (Department of Humanitarian Affairs)-- The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Under-Secretary-General Yasushi Akashi, announced the appointment of Mr. Pierce Gerety as Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Great Lakes Region. Mr. Gerety, a United States national, succeeds Mr. Martin Griffiths, who has resumed his functions as Director of the Geneva Office of the Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
Mr. Gerety has most recently served as Great Lakes Region Emergency Coordinator for UNICEF. He has also
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02 Mar 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Withdrawal of humanitarian personnel from Kisangani

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations Humanitarian Agencies express their deep concern over conditions affecting the delivery of emergency assistance to affected populations, displaced persons and Rwandese refugees in Zaire
Kinshasa, March 1997: United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, authorized the relocation of all UN personnel from Kisangani on 28 February. The decision, taken in consult with all agencies of the United Nations system, was based on an assessment that the operational difficulties facing UN and NGO operations, coupled with
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14 Feb 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emergency in Eastern Zaire Action taken by the MCDU 14 Feb 1997

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
(as of 14 February 1997)
Contents:
1. Operations completed
2. MCDU action under way
3. Requests for assistance issued by MCDU on behalf of UN agencies
4. Offers by donor countries
5. Cooperation between MCDU, UN agencies and donors

1. Operations completed:

1. One (1) airlift of 26.4 MT UNICEF urgent relief items from Copenhagen to Kampala/Uganda by Netherlands Airforce on 3 November 1996.

2. Four (4) airlifts with C-130 (60 MT of High Energy Biscuits) by the Belgium Airforce for WFP from Pisa to Kampala on Saturday 9 November 1996.

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28 Jan 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
IASC Statement on Access for the Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Eastern Zaire

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
DHA/97/2
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) is gravely concerned about the lack of access to populations in need in Eastern Zaire, caused by constraints from all the concerned parties. Effective planning for and provision of humanitarian assistance have been severely hampered throughout the crisis by extreme difficulties in reaching those in need. The recent increase in fighting has further undermined the efforts already undertaken by relief organizations to provide assistance in an area with difficult terrain and challenging logistics.
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23 Jan 1997

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Press Briefing by Humanitarian Coordinator for Great Lakes Region

Report
— UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs
The Humanitarian Coordinator for the Great Lakes region of Africa, Martin Griffiths, in a press briefing held yesterday afternoon, 23 January, told correspondents that his purpose in talking to them was to refute allegations that United Nations agencies in eastern Zaire and assistance to refugees in camps in Tingitingi and Shabunda -- areas still under the Zairian Government's control -- had not been working well.
First, he said, as soon as the roughly 400,000 refugees emerged from the forest, United Nations agencies such

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