Informes

11-18 May 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights Former GoL militias cause havoc in Paynesville On 17 May, one person was killed when hundreds of former Government of Liberia fighters staged violent protests that brought economic activities to a standstill in the Paynesville Red Light…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights OCHA leads contingency planning exercise with partners working in the Kivus, Maniema, Ituri, and northern Katanga 1,600 children aged 6 months to 5 years suffer from moderate…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights Following clashes between the Congolese army and FDLR, displacement rises in Uvira Territory, South-Kivu Province ; nearly 25,000 persons reported displaced since fighting started on 19 April Tension…

General Situation 1. Highlights UNHCR High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers arrives in Liberia on 3 May on the final leg of eight-day mission to West Africa to review progress of the ongoing repatriation and reintegration of Sierra Leonean refugees and to assess…

14th-26th April 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS Jean-Marie Guéhenno, USG for the UN peacekeeping operations in New York visited Côte d'Ivoire from the 15th-19th April. During his visit Guéhenno held talks with both President Gbagbo and the coalition of opposition parties…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights Emergency assistance still needed for illegal migrant workers expelled from Angola ; Sexual violence support and HIV/AIDS one of the priority unmet requirements MONUC confirms presence of…

RI Advocate Sarah Martin recently returned from a humanitarian assessment mission to Liberia. One of the first major challenges of most peacekeeping missions is to disarm and demobilize the combatants as a first step toward restoring peace and stability. In…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights 80-100,000 people face humanitarian crisis along the Angola-DRC frontier; OCHA leads inter-agency mission Clashes between armed groups in North-Kivu lead to several different population displacements within the…

Thousands of Liberian Children to Benefit from UNICEF Support GENEVA/ MONROVIA, 16 April 2004 - With the re-commencement of the disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration (DDRR) of fighters of Liberia's warring factions on15 April 2004, UNICEF is mobilizing resources to provide…

General Situation1. Highlights UN confirms disarmament will restart on 15th April UNSRSG Jacques Paul Klein confirmed on 10 April the resumption of the DDRR process as of 15 April, in line with NTGL Chairman C. Gyude Bryant announcement…