Informes

GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights An OCHA-led meeting took place 17 November among local NGOs, in support of the creation of a local NGO umbrella organization, the Liberian NGO network, representing 150 local NGOs. The aim of the meeting was to finalize…

GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights The Executive Director of World Food Programme, Mr James Morris made a brief visit to Liberia on Saturday, 15 November 2003. He met with Mr. C. Gyude Bryant, Chairman of National Transitional Government of Liberia, the UNMIL…

S/2003/1098 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) of 28 July 2003, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

(Extracted from JRS Dispatches No. 142) REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS BURUNDI: VIOLENCE AND ARMED CLASHES INCREASE IN CAPITAL CITY BUJUMBURA Despite the signing of a Power Sharing agreement between the main Hutu armed group (CNDD-FDD) and the transitional government on 8 October in…

Political/Security Developments Monday 10 November is Day 49 of the Forces Nouvelles (FN) boycott of the government of national reconciliation and their withdrawal from the national DDR process. A prominent Forces Nouvelles (New Forces) leader has declared to the French…

7 Oct - 13 Nov 2003 Overview The needs of the population especially in the west, north and buffer zones are still higher than what humanitarian organisations can provide in terms of aid. Only a political solution can solve the crisis…

GENERAL SITUATIONI. Highlights a. A United Nations Special Diplomatic Briefing for Liberia was held on 7 November with participants from DFID (UK), EU, USAID, Canada, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, USA, China, Lebanon and Ghana. A presentation was…

Near Verbatim KEMAL SAIKI, Chief of Public Information and UNAMSIL Spokesman LIBERIA STILL TOO 'FRAGILE' TO LIFT SANCTIONS, SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS The President of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, Thursday, 6 November 2003, said the security situation in Liberia was too…

HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTSUN Day UN agencies in Sierra Leone celebrated United Nations Day on 24 October in Freetown at UNAMSIL Headquarters. Activities included Flag-Raising Ceremony (of all countries represented in the mission), a military march past and a…

S/2003/1069I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1479 (2003) of 13 May 2003, the Security Council established the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (MINUCI), for an initial period of six months. The Council requested me to report…