Reports

Appeal No. 06/2003; Launched on: 20 February 2003 for 3 months for CHF 353,000 (USD 259, 000 or EUR 240, 000) to assist 15,000 beneficiaries. Appeal coverage: 77.3% Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocation: CHF 50,000 The Federation's mission is to…

Launched on: 20 February 2003 for 3 months for CHF 353,000 (USD 259, 000 or EUR 240, 000) to assist 15,000 beneficiaries. Appeal coverage: 77.3% Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocation: CHF 50,000 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives…

(New York, 31 Oct 2003) - A recent humanitarian needs assessment mission conducted jointly by several UN agencies has found widespread humanitarian needs in the region from Uvira to Fizi in South Kivu Province of eastern Democratic Republic of…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: The last situation report was dated July 30, 2003. BACKGROUND In August 1998, an armed attack against the government of…

In the past week, ICRC engineers have gone to the villages of Mudja and Rusayo, north-west of Goma near Virunga national park, to set up a rudimentary rainwater collection system. The result is that each house is now equipped…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org IN BRIEF THIS…

The ICRC inaugurated a water-supply system on 10 September in Uvira, South Kivu province, after two years of work to improve the water supply for 15,000 people. The gravity-fed system serving Uvira's Kalundu neighborhood dates from 1958. In 1991 it…

The ICRC inaugurated a water-supply system on 10 September in Uvira, South Kivu province, after two years of work to improve the water supply for 15,000 people. The gravity-fed system serving Uvira's Kalundu neighborhood dates from 1958. In 1991 it…

Appeal Target: US$ 819,141 Geneva, 10 September 2003 Dear Colleagues, The Lutheran World Federation Department of World Service (LWF/WS) working with the Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) with its member churches would like to maintain their presence in…

At a glance The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - formerly known as Zaire - suffered years of colonial oppression followed by widespread corruption and economic instability in the post-independence period. Since 1998 the country has been at war.…