Informes

More than 160,000 Congolese have abandoned their homes since January 2007, when Tutsi warlord Laurent Nkunda, fresh from a peace deal brokered by his patron, Rwanda, began deploying troops across the eastern province of North Kivu. Quick action has…

MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS The Government of CAR has welcomed two new Presidential advisors, General Abdoulaye Miskine and Damane Zakaria, the former leaders of the UFDR rebellion in the country's northeast. This nomination follows the peace agreement that was signed between the…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the past six months, the situation in Chad and along the Sudan/Chad/Central African Republic borders has become increasingly volatile. As a result, the humanitarian situation in eastern Chad has deteriorated sharply. The upsurge…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The peace process and subsequent stability in the country provides great hope for continued progress towards peace consolidation and economic recovery. The parties to the 7 September ceasefire agreement, the Government of Burundi and…

RÉSUMÉ Quelques chiffres concernant la République du Congo -Violences sexuelles: 1,870 cas identifiés en 2006 et au cours du premier semestre de 2007. - Prévalence du VIH: 4,2% de la population; - Le paludisme est la cause de plus de…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The political context in Côte D'Ivoire (CDI) changed significantly following the signing of the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement on 4 March 2007 under the auspices of President Compaoré of Burkina Faso. As a result the…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Despite successful elections and the surrender of several armed groups, an alarming number of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) still require life-saving assistance and support to become self-sufficient. Armed conflict…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Violence has now displaced a greater proportion of the population in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR) than in any other country of the world. Torching villages, unknown in CAR until November…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In August 2005, when the food crisis in the Sahel caught the full attention of international media, the Regional Director of UNICEF captured the outrage felt by many in a strong message to humanitarian…

THE CAP AT MID-2007 Fifteen common humanitarian action plans for the world's most severe crises are at the halfway point of their timeline. This Mid-Year Review is the occasion to reconsider strategies and outline some of the…