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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Off ce of the Spokesman
July 18, 1994
For Immediate Release
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Prealdent authorized on July 17 the use of up to
$19 million from the U.S Emergency Refugee and Migrationof
. Aaaistance Fund to meet he unexpected and urgent needs
refugees, returnees, and conflict vilctims from Rwanda and
Burundi.
The number of refugees w o have tleci the conflict in Rwanda to
the neighboring countrie of Tanzanim, Zaire, Uganda, and
Burundi nas now reached ver 2 million. The flow of almost a
million people into the oma-area.Ofi Zaire over the last few
o reover, there are as many as 3
days is unprecedented.
million displaced people inside Rwanda. The needs are enormous
and international relief agencies ark overwhelmed. The
continued outflow threat ns the stability of the region.
This funding reaffirms our commitment to assist the
humanitarian relief effo4t caused by the Rwanda crisis. It
will be made available td the United Nations High COmmissio er
for Refugees (UNHCR), which is coordinating basic assistanc to
Rwandan and Burundi raises throughout the region; and to
other international orga izations prgviding critical relief in
Rwanda, Burundi, Tansani , Uganda, a d Zaire.
The
This new funding is in a
U.S. has already contrib
Department of Defense ai
week with flights into G
dition to the $100 million which t e
ted since April and to 80 new
lift missions which will begin thi
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U.S. Agency for Internet onal Development Administrator Sri
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Special
Coordinator
Atwood, who is also
International Disaster ASsistance, visited Goma today to as ess
relief efforts and the noted for enhanced assistance caused
the wave of new refugees across the border from Rwanda into
Zaire.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STAT
REVIEW AUTHORITY:
EDWARD W. HOLMES
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