Informes

President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, DC. 20500 Re: Liberia Dear President Bush: The undersigned organizations write to underscore the continuing political and humanitarian crisis in Liberia, and the importance of U.S. leadership, in collaboration with the international community,…

Fighting has intensified in Monrovia today as the government forces try to repel the LURD rebels' third attack on the city. After 7 days of fighting, the humanitarian situation is desperate with over 200,000 people displaced within the city…

SC/7826 Security Council 4794th Meeting (AM) The Security Council this afternoon endorsed recommendations made by the Council missions to Central Africa - 7 to 16 June - and to West Africa - 26 June to 5 July, and expressed the…

(Near Verbatim) KEMAL SAIKI, Chief of Public Information MASIMBA TAFIRENYIKA, Acting Spokesman With MAJ. ALI YUSUF, Military Spokesman PRESS HIGHLIGHTS LIBERIA SITUATION 'SIMPLY HORRENDOUS,' UN ENVOY FOR WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN SAYS The United Nations envoy for war-affected children yesterday called for the urgent deployment of…

Oxfam welcomes President Bush's announcement that US troops will be deployed off the coast of Liberia to support West African peacekeepers, saying it signals a strong commitment to Africa. But the international agency said the people of Monrovia need…

Monrovia, Liberia -- Oxfam today called again on the White House to announce a concrete and non-negotiable timetable for its support for the deployment of peacekeepers to Liberia, including US troops. This comes in the wake of an announcement…

The United Nations envoy for war-affected children today called for the urgent deployment of an international intervention force in Liberia, where he described the situation as "simply horrendous" with the population being held hostage by warring groups. At a press…

Security and Political Situation 1.1. Security On Friday, 18 July, Fear engulfed Monrovia when reports reached the city that LURD had repulsed government forces from Klay Junction and advanced to Sasstown, about 27 kilometres northwest of the Liberian Capital. Hundreds of…

The InterAction members listed here are accepting contributions for assistance they or their affiliates are providing to those affected by the crisis. The following list was produced by InterAction, a coalition of more than 160 US-based private relief, development…

MONROVIA, 15 July (IRIN) - Liberia's Health Minister, Peter Coleman, called on Monday for international peacekeepers to come and help improve security in the interior of the war-torn country so that humanitarian aid could reach desperate people living in…