Informes

The day-to-day reality for ordinary people in the Democratic Republic of Congo includes all of the following: latent insecurity, ongoing military operations, and systematic attacks by armed groups – including units of the Congolese military. The…

Par Cornelia Walther BAKWA TSHIMUNA, République démocratique du Congo, 10 avril 2012 - « J'aimais beaucoup aller à l'école, mais quand mon père est mort je ne pouvais plus payer les frais de scolarité. C'est pourquoi je…

The post-electoral crisis experienced by Côte d’Ivoire from December 2010 to April 2011 plunged the country into armed violence. The subsequent humanitarian crisis was characterized by massive displacements of people from conflict areas to more stable…

Due to weak and erratic rainfall during 2011, farmer households in Chad have encountered significant crop shortages. Some 3.6 million people are currently threatened by food insecurity in the Sahel belt and other geographic pockets of…

Child Soldiers: Commitments must now be turned into action [LONDON, 16 April 2012] – The use of child soldiers by the Chadian armed forces may have ended but children continue to risk being recruited and used for…

Highlights · The number of Ivorian refugees in Liberia is 69,561 as reported by UNHCR. A total of 208 Ivorian refugees were repatriated last week. · 34,970 Ivorian and Liberian children and youth in camps and host communities…

16 April 2012: Thousands of people have fled northern Mali due to fighting between the army and Malian Tuareg rebels of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad. Some 33,098 Malians took refuge in the…

By Cornelia Walther BAKWA TSHIMUNA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10 April 2012 – “I loved to go to school, but when my father died I couldn’t pay the fees anymore. That’s why I came here,” said…

Highlights Mauritania faces an unprecedented double emergency as refugees fleeing conflict in Mali cross into areas of southeastern Mauritania where there is a food and nutrition crisis. Since 25 January 2012, over 46,000 refugees have fled from Mali…

Immediate Needs for Women and Children Affected by the Mali Crisis CRITICAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN Since the end of January 2012, the security situation in the north of Mali has deteriorated as a result of the conflict between…