Great Lakes Region - OFDA-04: 18-Feb-98
Great Lakes Region - OFDA-04: 18-Feb-98
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
GREAT LAKES Complex Emergency
Situation Report #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 February 18, 1998
Note: The last situation report was dated December 30, 1997.
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NUMBERS AFFECTED AT A GLANCE
(Note: The term Congolese used below refers to people from the DROC
unless otherwise stipulated. All estimates are from UNHCR unless
otherwise noted.)
In the DRoC
Refugees: 17,000 Rwandans, 30,000 Burundians, 40,000 Congolese from
Congo/Brazzaville Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): 187,393 in eastern
DROC (OCHA est.)
In Rwanda
Returnees: 208,682 Rwandans returned from the DROC and Tanzania in 1997
Refugees: 5,135 Burundians, 26,500 Congolese
In Burundi
Refugees: 2,000 Rwandans, 20,000 Congolese (majority are old-caseload)
IDPs: 665,000 (FAO est.)
In Tanzania
Refugees: 267,784 Burundians, 70,000 Congolese
In Central African Republic
Refugees: 1,455 Rwandans, 9,000 Congolese
Refugees Elsewhere
13,400 Congolese and 13,500 Rwandans in Uganda; 2,032 Congolese, Rwandans,
and Burundians in Zambia (IFRC est.); 11,000 Rwandans in
Congo-Brazzaville; 2,200 Rwandans in Angola
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Background
In midOctober 1996, fighting broke out in South Kivu, Zaire between the
Zairean army (FAZ) and the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the
Liberation of CongoZaire (ADFL), led by LaurentDesire Kabila. The
fighting caused Rwandan and Burundian refugees to flee, prompting more
than 700,000 Rwandans and 62,000 Burundians in Zaire to repatriate by the
end of 1996. Hundreds of thousands of refugees also fled west, scattering
in small groups in Zaire. The ADFL's campaign continued westward, seizing
the capital (Kinshasa) on May 17, 1997. The ADFL subsequently renamed
Zaire the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), and Kabila was
inaugurated as president on May 29. Former President Mobutu Sese Seko,
who fled the country before Kinshasa fell, died of cancer in Morocco on
September 17.
Update on Flood Relief Efforts in the DROC
On December 24, Ambassador Daniel H. Simpson declared a flood disaster in
Kisangani. The flood waters have now subsided; however, 9,000 people
remain homeless and major utilities continue to be available only on a
limited basis. Electricity is completely inaccessible, except for
emergency supplies that have been provided by the International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Memisa. Potable water is also limited. Upon
the disaster declaration, BHR/OFDA provided $25,000 to the U.S. Embassy
which in turn gave the funds to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for the
purchase of fuel to run an emergency generator that provides potable water
to the town of Kisangani. This donation, coupled with another $25,000
from ICRC, has allowed the generator to pump water for an average of ten
hours per day. [Note: Contrary to BHR/OFDA Great Lakes Situation Report
#3 (FY 98), which was dated December 30, 1997, CRS and not ICRC was the
recipient of the USG funds to operate the emergency generator.]
After much pressure by the international community, the Government of the
DROC (GDROC) announced on February 3 the closure of Kapalata military
camp, located approximately six kms from Kisangani. The camp, which
houses some 3,000 MaiMai child soldiers, h as been battling a cholera
outbreak since the inception of the flood. The close quarters, poor
nutritional level, and lack of water and sanitation within the camp has
exacerbated the situation, causing some 290 deaths, according to the
U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The
camp's residents will be transferred to an unfinished hospital in
Kisangani (known as "site H"), where the outbreak can be better controlled
and treated. To date, only three cases of cholera have been identified in
the civilian population of Kisangani, and two of these were found in
children who had escaped from the military camp. In addition to cholera,
bloody diarrhea, severe respiratory infections, and malaria are major
ailments affecting the young soldiers. The GDROC has not yet devised a
longterm plan in light of the camp's closure (i.e., it is not certain if
the children will return to Kapalata camp once it has been cleaned or
transferred to another location to receive reeducation training.)
The GDROC has formed a "crisis cell" to coordinate and manage the response
to the flooding and cholera epidemic in Kisangani. The cell is made up of
relevant offices in the GDROC, donor governments, U.N. agencies,
international organizations, and NGOs. In addition, the GDROC has
established four commissions, under the direction of Kisangani's governor,
to address the major concerns that stem from the flooding. One commission
exists for each of the following themes: food, water/sanitation,
epidemiological surveillance, and shelter. They are headed by the U.N.
Children's Fund (UNICEF), the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO),
WHO/Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), and Caritas, respectively.
The international response to appeals by the GDROC for assistance has been
overwhelming. The World Food Programme (WFP) is providing over $200,000
worth of food aid. UNICEF, Memisa, and Caritas are supplying nonfood
relief commodities. ICRC and MSF have set up a cholera treatment
facility, where they are providing medical assistance. UNICEF is
supplying potable water to the cholera treatment center and is in the
process of training 74 health workers to identify and treat diarrheal
diseases. The U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) is coordinating the
transport of relief supplies into Orientale province (and is expected to
facilitate the shipment of relief supplies into Equateur and Maniema
provinces if the need arises). ICRC and Caritas have been providing
potable water to the Kapalata camp.
In the areas around Kisangani, the full extent of damage is not yet known
because assessment teams have yet to survey the entire countryside. Towns
downstream of Kisangani are reportedly being affected by rising flood
waters. In the town of Isangi, approximately 100 kms west of Kisangani,
some 17,000 people are affected (2,000 of which are homeless). Flooding
in and around Mbandaka has left another 14,000 people without shelter.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC) and MSF currently are providing relief supplies to the Mbandaka
area and making necessary preparations for possible cholera and malaria
outbreaks. Because potable water is only available two to three days per
week for a couple of hours daily (and then only for 60 percent of the
population within the town of Mbandaka), there is concern that cholera may
become problematic in Equateur province. BHR/OFDA is providing $14,000 to
the U.S. Embassy to be channeled through the IFRC for the charter of an
airplane to deliver 20 MTs of non-food items into Mbandaka.
Port Hastens Return of Congolese Refugees to Baraka and Fizi Zone
On January 16, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriated
some 800 Congolese refugees by boat from Kigoma, Tanzania directly to
Baraka. This return was facilitated by the construction of a port in
Baraka by UNHCR. Approximately 85% of the 74,863 Congolese refugees
remaining in Tanzania are from Baraka and the neighboring areas of Fizi.
Over the coming months, UNHCR plans to use the newly built port to
facilitate the continued return of Congolese refugees, currently located
in the Lugufu and Nyaragusu camps. Prior to the port's construction,
returnees were ferried to Uvira, and then transported over land to Baraka
and Fizi. UNHCR has assisted approximately 18,000 Congolese refugees to
return from Tanzania since September, when the repatriation program began.
More than 14,000 Congolese refugees have returned spontaneously to the
DROC; the number of spontaneous returnees has decreased since early
December 1997.
Investigation Begins Anew in Mbandaka
An advance team of the U.N. human rights investigative mission returned to
Mbandaka on February 6. The fullteam is expected to be in place within
days, and then will resume its probe. The investigation was suspended in
mid-December due to security concerns and the holidays. Team leader Koffi
Amega traveled to Mbandaka Feb. 8 to 11. There have been no reports of
impediments to the team's work since it redeployed.
RWANDA
Status of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda Officials from UNHCR and the GOR
have tentatively agreed to relocate some 13,000 former inhabitants of
Mudende refugee camp (all Tutsis of Congolese decent), who are currently
in Byumba prefecture. In late December, following the insurgent attack on
the Mudende refugee camp in Gisenyi prefecture, which took place on
December 11, UNHCR transported the refugees to Byumba prefecture from the
Nkamira transit center near the Ruhengeri border. The relocation is being
considered because of the local population's discontent over the proximity
of the refugee population, and the strain that the Congolese are placing
upon the prefecture's supply of resources. Umutara has been suggested as
a possible relocation site.
The majority of refugees who were severely injured during the massacre
have since been released from Gisenyi hospital. Only six remain
hospitalized. On January 9, a group of 105 (including recentlyreleased
patients and their families) boarded buses bound for Byumba prefecture.
On January 22, another group totaling 164 was flown from Gisenyi by UNHCR
to Kigali, and then trucked to the Gihembe camp. This second group was
transported by air in light of the recent ambushes along the Gisenyi road.
UNHCR hopes to relocate another 13,500 Congolese refugees currently at the
Kiziba camp in Kibuye prefecture. Because the GOR has yet to identify a
new site for the camp, its relocation is not imminent. WFP will continue
to supply food to the refugees in Kibuye prefecture, as it will for those
in Byumba prefecture.
Insecurity in the Northwest
On January 19, armed men attacked a large bus carrying over 100 Bralirwa
workers to a Heinekenowned brewery located in Gisenyi town. According to
local witnesses, the passengers refused to separate themselves along
ethnic lines as ordered to do so by the assailants. In response, the bus
was set on fire and passengers were shot as they tried to escape.
According to a fieldbased NGO, 74 individuals were killed during the
attack, 29 were seriously injured, and five subsequently died after
seeking medical treatment. The brewery is the GOR's most important single
source of revenue. This is but one of a series of incidents in Gisenyi in
which buses have been attacked and set afire. In an attempt to quell the
violence, the local government has spearheaded a campaign to cut down all
of the banana trees and crops that line the roads leading into and out of
the town.
The bus attack on January 19 shocked the entire town of Gisenyi, and led
to three days of mourning during which time all schools, public offices,
and businesses were closed to normal operations. On January 21,
approximately 10,000 people took to the streets in Gisenyi to protest the
ongoing violence in the northwest region and to bury the victims of the
January 19 attack.
The U.N. conducted an assessment in Ruhengeri January 20 to 23 and found
that those areas with high insecurity are sparsely occupied. There is
fear that ongoing insecurity in the northwest may result in continued
displacement of the local population, which in turn may exacerbate the
food situation. The assessment team was not able to visit all communes
due to insecurity. Of the four communes visited, the team found a
displaced population of 5,585. The communes of Nkuli and Mukingo were
inaccessible at the time the assessment was conducted; however, the
Minister of Interior has since provided clearance for the team to resume
its mission in these communes. Insecurity in Gisenyi has made assessments
practically impossible without extremely heavy escorts and personal risks.
The team ascertained that 50,000 displaced are seeking refuge in Gisenyi
town.
American Embassy Helps to Relocate Orphanage
American citizen Rosamund Carr has resided in Rwanda since the 1950s, and
has run an orphanage in Mutura commune since the end of the genocide. On
January 9, for security concerns, she and the orphanage were relocated to
Gisenyi town in an effort coordinated by UNICEF. The move was assisted by
the American Embassy in Kigali, the U.N. Human Rights Field Operation in
Rwanda (UNHRFOR), UNDP, and UNHCR. The operation relocated a total of 138
people, including 87 orphans, staff members, and their immediate families.
The move was precipitated by an attack on Ms. Carr's property which took
place on January 4. During the attack, the residents of the orphanage
sought protection under their beds, while bullets rained on the roof for
approximately 45 minutes. Prior to th is event, U.S. officials had been
unsuccessful in persuading Ms. Carr that she should move to a safer
locale, despite nearby skirmishes between the RPA and Hutu insurgents.
Guards had been assigned to the property since the spring of 1997, but
they had increasingly been away from their 24hour posts in recent weeks.
GOR Announces Plan to Reduce Prison Population
VicePresident and Minister of Defense Paul Kagame announced during his
visit to Brussels during the week of January 19 a plan for reducing the
population of prisoners suspected of perpetrating crimes against humanity.
According to Kagame, the plan has been set forth because the Rwandan
government cannot afford to continue to pay its share of the $20 million
per year that is required to provide for almost 130,000 imprisoned
genocide suspects. Kagame also claims that the international community is
growing weary in its effort to offset the financial burden of caring for
the prison inmates. The plan calls for the trial and execution of those
who masterminded the genocide. It also calls for those found less guilty
of genocide to be sentenced to public work, while all others for whom
there is little or no evidence be processed through traditional courts.
BURUNDI
Insecurity in the Bujumbura Area
Hutu rebels have stepped up attacks against government troops in and
around Bujumbura. On New Year's day, the Forces for the Defense of
Democracy (FDD), the rebel movement of the National Council for the
Defense of Democracy (CNDD), attacked the Bujumbur a airport, a military
barracks in Gakumbu, and the village of Rukaramu. These attacks followed
President Pierre Buyoya's New Year's address on December 31, in which he
boasted about the government's success in restoring security to the
country.
Between 200 and 300 civilians were killed during the attack at Rukaramu.
U.S. officials in Bujumbura report that while the FDD is responsible for
most of the casualties, the Burundian army is also responsible for
conducting some reprisal killings. The attack on Rukaramu prompted 10,000
people to flee from their homes to seek temporary safety. Of those who
fled, 3,000 went to Maramvya and 7,000 went to Bujumbura town and
established temporary shelter near Club Tanganyika. On January 6, the
rebels attacked Maramvya, driving another 8,000 people from their homes,
including the 3,000 IDPs who had fled from Rukaramu. No civilian
casualties were suffered during the attack on Maramvya. However, the
warehouse of the BHR/OFDAfunded therapeutic feeding center run by Action
Contre la Faim (ACF) was burned down and the structure of the center
itself was partially destroyed. By January 8, displaced villagers from
both towns began to return to their homes.
On January 17, the FDD attacked a military post in Gikongo. Heavy
fighting between the army and rebel group continued through January 18,
prompting approximately 500 people to seek temporary safety on the
outskirts of Bujumbura at the Johnson and Le Gentil camps in Kemenge zone.
MSF is providing food aid and other emergency supplies to the displaced
people within these camps.
The rebel Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People (PALIPEHUTU)
attacked the towns of Gitukura and Rumonge on January 20. A total of 42
civilians were killed during the attacks. Military spokesman Isaie Nibizi
stated that the attacks were carried forth because the civilian population
was "collaborating with security forces." On February 10, rebels again
attacked Rumonge, killing 24 people and wounding 46.
In response to the increased wave of fighting in and around Bujumbura, the
army has conducted military operations in the surrounding hills to flush
out the rebels from their places of hiding. Despite these measures the
rebel attacks continue. On January 20, the CNDD vowed to press on with
its guerilla war to force a negotiated settlement to the country's ethnic
conflict.
On January 27, the PALIPEHUTU claimed that it and not the CNDD
masterminded the attacks that occurred on New Year's day in Rukaramu and
Gakumbu. The PALIPEHUTU further warned that it planned to take over
Bujumbura and that foreigners should leave "before it's too late."
Relief Truck Detonates AntiTank Mine
A truck belonging to ACF detonated an antitank mine as it was on a supply
run to the BHR/OFDA funded therapeutic feeding center in Maramvya, located
in Bujumbura Rurale. The landmine was located just off the main Bujumbura
Cibitoke road to the north of the airport. No one was injured in the
incident. The feeding center has reopened only recently following the
rebel attack on January 6.
Violence Curtails the Field Operations of Relief Organizations
The WFP plane that provides flight service to relief organizations working
within Burundi was damaged during the New Year's day attack on Bujumbura
airport. To this date, the plane is still out of commission. NGO travel
from Bujumbura was also curtailed by the temporary closure of Route
Nationale 1 (RN1) and RN7, following the violence in and around Gikongo in
midJanuary. Although the roads have now reopened, the U.N. is prohibiting
its personnel from traveling on them until further notice.
Advances in the Peace Process
U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Howard Wolpe arrived in
Bujumbura on January 16 to meet with key government officials in an effort
to advance the peace process. In addition, the Nyerere Foundation
sponsored a conference during January in Aru sha, Tanzania on "Conflict
Resolution in Africa." Delegates from some 46 African governments were
present at the meeting, as well as representatives from the U.N. and CNDD.
Special Envoy Wolpe was also in attendance. Buyoya's government was
represented by Foreign Minister Luc Rukingama, however direct talks did
not take place in Arusha between Rukingama and the CNDD. Following the
conference, Buyoya's government announced that a regional foreign
ministers' meeting regarding Burundi would be held in Kampala February
1213, but it was subsequently postponed. In preparation for those talks,
Buyoya's government plans to meet with various opposition parties and
special interest groups.
Minister of Defense Dies Unexpectedly
On January 28, Minister of Defense Firmin Sinzoyiheba and four other
passengers died when their helicopter crashed into the Gihinga mountains
in Muramvya province. Bad weather and low altitude were to blame for the
crash. An official four-day mourning period followed the accident.
Minister Sinzoyiheba was regarded as one of the Burundian government's
principal proponents of a peace agreement.
Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
The U.N.'s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) held a meeting on
January 14 with its operational partners to discuss the coordination of a
nationwide seeds and tools distribution for the 1998B planting season.
This meeting arises amid fears that the 1998A crop yield will be below
average as a result of the heavy rains in recent months.
According to a survey conducted by Children's Aid Direct (CAD), the
incidence of moderate and severe malnutrition is on the rise in the
northwest provinces. The rise in the malnutrition rate is a direct result
of the ongoing violence in the region, which impedes farmers from being
able to plant and harvest their fields. ACF is currently operating a
therapeutic feeding center in Rwegura commune of Kayanza province, where
the caseload has recently risen to 450 even though the facility is
equipped to handle only 50. ACF operates another therapeutic feeding
center in Maramvya (Bujumbura Rurale province), where another 560 people
are being treated for severe malnutrition and 1,500 for moderate
malnutrition. ACF also plans to open two therapeutic feeding centers in
Bubanza province, to assist in the efforts of CAD and Caritas who are
already running supplementary feeding programs in Bubanza.
Status of Regroupment Camps
The forced regroupment camps in Muramvya and Kayanza are closed and the
formerly regrouped populations have returned to their homes. Most camps
within Karuzi are also closed; only an estimated 400 remain in one
regroupment camp (as of February 17). The total estimated number of
regrouped persons in each province before closure began was as follows:
Muramvya (57,000), Kayanza (93,000), and Karuzi (100,000).
TANZANIA
Relief Efforts in Neighboring Countries Hampered by Flooding in Tanzania
and Kenya
Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya has disrupted the key logistical channels
by which food aid reaches the Great Lakes region. Flooding has caused
serious damage to roads, bridges, and railways along the transportation
network that extends from Dar es Salaam and Mombasa to delivery points in
Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and eastern DROC. As a result, food stocks
within these countries are alarmingly low. In response, WFP has scaled
back its distribution plans, providing assistance only to those most in
need. Alternative transportation routes are currently being investigated
by WFP to move food into those areas where shortages exist.
Flooding Hits Tanzania
Hundreds of people in northwest Tanzania are in urgent need of food and
shelter after floods swept away their homes and destroyed their crops.
The Misenyi area in Bukoba district is especially hard hit by the
flooding. A total of 752 houses in 22 villages have been destroyed and
some 5,000 families have been rendered homeless. In addition, over 9,000
hectares of food crops have been destroyed and some 900 kms of roads have
been washed away. The cumulative extent of damage in Tanzania is not yet
known because many remote areas are inaccessible to assessment teams.
Numerous reports confirm that the surrounding areas of Kasulu and Kibondo
also have been particularly affected by the flooding, thus making it
difficult for relief supplies to be delivered to the refugee camps along
the Tanzanian border. South Africa's Department of Foreign Affairs has
recently assigned its National Defense Force helicopters to airlift relief
commodities to floodaffected areas.
USG ASSISTANCE
Disaster Declarations Issued Ambassador Robert E. Gribbin III redeclared a
disaster in Rwanda on October 2, Ambassador Morris N. Hughes, Jr.
redeclared a disaster in Burundi on October 9, and Ambassador Daniel H.
Simpson redeclared a disaster in the DROC on October 16. Their
declarations allow continued USAID humanitarian assistance in the region
during FY 1998 to help alleviate ongoing suffering in the aftermath of
civil strife. On December 24, Ambassador Simpson declared a flood
disaster, caused by the Congo river overflowing its banks.
BHR/OFDA deployed a USAID/Disaster Assessment Response Team (DART) to
Kigali, Rwanda from October 26, 1996 to February 26, 1997, and an
assessment team to Zaire from February 12 to 26, 1997. A USAID/DART was
deployed to eastern DROC from March 14 to June 30, 1997. A BHR/OFDA field
officer worked in Goma from August 4 to December 3 to follow the
humanitarian situation in eastern DROC and to monitor OFDAfunded grants.
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TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN FY 1998 TO DATE: $27,445,395
BHR/OFDA ASSISTANCE
Eastern DROC
Grant amendment to MERLIN for vaccinations and emergency medical support
in Maniema province: $684,349
Grant amendment to FHI for seeds and tools and agricultural rehabilitation
in the Kivus: $1,294,480
Total for Eastern DROC: $1,978,829
Burundi
Grant amendment to WVRD for emergency medical services in Bujumbura
Rurale: $396,703
Grant amendment to ACF for the treatment of severely malnourished patients
in Maramvya, Bujumbura Rurale : $848,425
Total for Burundi: 1,245,128
TOTAL BHR/OFDA ASSISTANCE: $3,223,957
BHR/OTI ASSISTANCE
DROC
Project Implementation: $1,000,000
Assessments: $10,710
Total for the DROC: $1,010,710
TOTAL BHR/OTI ASSISTANCE: $1,010,710
BHR/FFP ASSISTANCE
Rwanda
Monetization program: $10,000,000
Grant to CRS for institutional feeding program: $799,500
Total for Rwanda: $10,799,500
Tanzania
To WFP for drought relief program: $9,930,700
Total for Tanzania: $9,930,700
TOTAL BHR/FFP ASSISTANCE: $20,730,200
STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE
Rwanda
To UNHCR for Rwanda, earmarked for education: $1,500,000
Total for Rwanda: $1,500,000
Tanzania
To IRC/Tanzania for assistance to Burundi and Congolese refugees: $980,528
Total for Tanzania: $980,528
TOTAL STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE: $2,480,528
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TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN FY 1997: $177,791,522
(Note: An asterisk indicates those FY 1997 projects that are ongoing.)
BHR/OFDA ASSISTANCE
Eastern DROC
* Grant to AICF/USA for rehabilitation of water infrastructure in South
Kivu: $311,146 Grant to CARE to establish wet feeding kitchens: $359,632
* Grant to CARE for seeds & tools in South Kivu: $157,460
Grant to Catholic Relief Services for return of IDPs in North Kivu:
$268,156
Grant to Concern for assistance to UACs: $432,570
* Grant to FHI for seeds & tools and agricultural rehabilitation:
$1,266,778 Grants to ICRC for assistance to displaced persons and Rwandan
refugees: $6,000,000
* Grant to MERLIN for measles vaccinations and emergency medical support:
$516,380
* Grant to SCF/UK for assisting UACs: $584,118
* Grant to SCF/UK for assisting vulnerable children through church
groups/local NGOs: $130,279
Grant to UNICEF for provision of drugs to hospitals and health centers in
Orientale province: $337,583
Total for Eastern DROC: $10,364,102
Rwanda
Grant to Action Aid for shelter: $774,700
Grant to AMREF for medical services: $212,129
* Grant to ARC for water/sanitation/health/shelter activities:
$3,735,855
* Grant to ARC for shelter: $660,375
Grant to CARE for shelter/water/sanitation/food/nonfood activities:
$1,967,853
* Grant to Christian Reformed World Relief Committee for seed
distribution, food for work: $650,189
Grant to Concern for food and nonfood distribution: $1,546,611
Grant to CRS for food distribution: $328,846
Grant to Doctors of the World for medical services: $370,189
Grant to FHI for shelter and seeds: $1,941,054
Grant to FHI for seeds and tools: $955,961
Grant to IRC for water/sanitation/health: $1,149,835
Grant to MSF/B for emergency medical program: $1,485,238
Grant to Medecins du Monde for medical services: $652,760
Grant to Mercy Corps Int. for shelter: $1,475,794
Grant to SCF/UK for unaccompanied children: $468,612
Grant to SCF/UK for conference on Great Lakes: $33,000
* Grant to SCF/UK for agricultural assessment in Gitarama, Kigali Rural,
Umutara: $95,350
* Grant to SCF/UK for training, family unification of unaccompanied
children: $375,635
Grant to World Relief Int for shelter: $1,184,750
Grant to WVRD for medical services and food distribution: $858,704
Grant to WVRD for seeds and tools distribution and seed multiplication:
$1,657,465
* Grant to WVRD for seeds and tools distribution: $995,590
Grant to UNDHA for information coordination: $151,178
Plastic sheeting, blankets for UNHCR: $497,135
Airlift of relief supplies to Rwanda for UNICEF: $90,000
Provision of health kits to GOR Ministry of Health: $205,013
Communications equipment for the GOR: $384,000
Grant to UNDP for installation and maintenance of communications
equipment: $25,000
Total for Rwanda: $24,928,821
Burundi
* Grant to Action Aid for shelter rehabilitation in Ruyigi province:
$995,931
Grant to ACF/F for therapeutic and supplementary feeding: $383,491
Grant to CARE for food distribution: $389,000
* Grant to CRS for seed multiplication activities: $225,991
* Grant to FAO for coordination of agricultural assistance: $165,000
Grant amendment to IMC for health activities: $1,410,977
* Grant to IMC for emergency health programs in Muyinga and Rutana
provinces: $1,998,036
* Grant to IRC for water/sanitation in Karuzi province: $2,266,321
* Grant to MSF/B for health, water and sanitation activities in Karuzi
and Ruyigi provinces: $925,000
Grant to MSF/B for emergency health support: $900,739
Grant amendment to WFP for food distribution teams in north and central
Burundi: $216,060
Grant amendment to WFP to expand airstrips: $67,500
* Grant to WFP for food security assessments and monitoring: $320,353
Grant amendment to WVRD for urgent outpatient treatment facility:
$492,634
Grant to UNDHA for technical assistance in communications: $82,600
Total for Burundi: $10,839,633
TOTAL BHR/OFDA ASSISTANCE: $46,132,556
BHR/OTI ASSISTANCE
BHR's Office of Transition Initiatives (BHR/OTI) provided the following
assistance in Rwanda:
To Women in Transition project: $1,963,000
Funding for local news coverage of ICTR: $353,975
To HRFOR: $833,000
To justice projects assessment: $53,313
To Local Governance Initiative: $366,000
Total for Rwanda: $3,569,288
BHR/OTI provided the following assistance in the DROC:
Assessment/Project Design/Initial Project Implementation: $186,378
Total for the DROC: $186,378
TOTAL BHR/OTI ASSISTANCE: $3,755,666
BHR/FFP ASSISTANCE
In FY 1997, BHR's Office of Food for Peace (BHR/FFP) committed 92,910 MT
of P.L. 480 emergency Title II commodities for WFP. These commodities,
valued at $65,015,600, will assist refugees and displaced persons in
Rwanda, Zaire, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania.
TOTAL BHR/FFP ASSISTANCE: $65,015,600
STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE
In FY 1997, the Department of State/Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration (PRM) made the following earmarked contributions for emergency
assistance in the Great Lakes region:
To ICRC, for emergency response: $4,750,000
To IOM, for transportation of vulnerables: $250,000
To IRC for its reintegration programs in Rwanda: $2,566,004
To UNHCR to assist in repatriation of refugees from Eastern Zaire: $3,000,000
To UNHCR Consolidated Appeal for Great Lakes, to assist in the
care/maintenance, protection, and repatriation of refugees in DROC,
Burundi, Tanzania,and Uganda: $25,600,000
To UNHCR Special Appeal for Rwanda: $15,000,000
To ARC for its reintegration program in Rwanda: $2,302,814
To IRC for assistance to Burundian refugees in Tanzania: $1,264,557
To UNDP to support communitybased projects for returnees and others in
Rwanda: $8,131,182
To Africare for refugee assistance in Tanzania: $23,143
TOTAL STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE: $62,887,700
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