Informes

April to December 2003 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "The donor community...must shake off its image of Côte d'Ivoire as a relatively stable country which happens to be undergoing a political crisis. There are major humanitarian needs, which must be…

BUNIA, 17 April (IRIN) - Without exception, the humanitarian organisations in Ituri District say security remains their uttermost concern in continuing their relief work in this part of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The killing on 3 April…

(New York: 16 April 2003) - "Recent attacks on internally displaced persons in Liberia are clear violations of international humanitarian law," said Ms. Carolyn McAskie, the United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator. "All parties to the conflict must ensure that…

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 December 16, 2002 Background Insecurity, the lack of infrastructure, and limited access to vulnerable populations continue…

The European Union strongly condemns the recent acts of military aggression in and around Drodro, in the Ituri Region, in the North-Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which culminated in the massacre of hundreds of civilians and…

Original Appeal Target: US$ 3,727,800Current Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 2,667,438 Geneva, 8 April 2003 Dear Colleagues, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has revised their programs in the appeal at the same time requesting for an extension to…

Refugees International Submits Written Testimony on the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the House International Relations Committee On April 3, 2003, Congressman Edward Royce chaired a hearing on "Democratic Republic of Congo: Key to the Crisis in the Great Lakes…

Testifying on U.S. policies in Africa's "troubled" Great Lakes region, Charles Snyder, deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said that the conflict involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "has shown signs of movement toward peace" recently, and…

NAIROBI, 4 April (IRIN) - The NGO Action Against Hunger (AAH) said on Thursday that many civilians have been cut off from vital assistance after the NGO's withdrawal from Shabunda in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last month. The…

At a glance Introduction Already deeply scarred by a seven-year civil war, Liberia continues to face the consequences of conflict. Fighting between rebels and government forces has left hundreds of people dead and thousands of others displaced - many of them…