Informes

GENERAL SITUATION Fighting between Government militia and LURD combatants in Kakata - 50 kilometres northeast of Monrovia city, endangered the lives of IDPs and civilian populations in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports indicate as many as 3,000…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #8, dated September 3, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent…

Appeal Target: US$ 819,141 Geneva, 10 September 2003 Dear Colleagues, The Lutheran World Federation Department of World Service (LWF/WS) working with the Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) with its member churches would like to maintain their presence in…

STAFF MEETING: The normal morning staff briefing session was held this morning. These are the summary of deliberations: The final version of the Cholera Education pamphlet should be printed. The Agenda for tomorrow 10th September UN/NGOs Health sector coordinating meeting was discussed Other…

There is no peace yet in Liberia. An emergency humanitarian response clearly separated from the peace-enforcement activities is needed now. The Security Council's highest priority must be to ensure that war-affected Liberians are protected from violence, and are assisted adequately,…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should also be checked for regular media…

GENERAL SITUATION Combined United Nations and NGO inter-agency missions continued Monday, and over the weekend, assessing the needs of IDPs and other vulnerable populations in Bopolo, Buchanan, Salala, Falala, Kakate, and in Monrovia and its environs. A phased approach encouraging the…

FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE WAR Sierra Leone remains at the bottom of the Human Development ladder 98% of the estimated 6,845 demobilised children have been reunified 300,000 children (aged 6-12) do not…

Appeal Target: US$ 7,865,157Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$6,679,998 Geneva, 9 September 2003 Dear Colleagues, This appeal, first issued in January 2003, is being revised for the second time. This revision mainly focuses on responding to the devastating effects…

Monrovia, Liberia, 8th September 2003 (Merlin) - At least 15 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Buchanan, Monrovia, said the international medical relief charity, Merlin, today. In response to these latest outbreaks, Merlin has opened a cholera treatment centre…