Informes

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last Liberia Situation Report was dated August 8, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…

DFID has today committed a further =A3152,799 to Save the Children Fund (SCF-UK) to support humanitarian needs in Liberia. The money will support an airlift of essential non-food items including plastic sheeting, blankets and soap, vaccination supplies and logistical support…

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is today launching a multi-media Liberia Crisis Appeal to support the work of 11 of the UK's best known charities. The Appeal will help fund the rapid expansion of aid work following the first…

Security The long awaited departure of Charles Taylor finally took place today after he handed over power to his vice-President Moses Blah. Moses Blah becomes the 22nd President of Liberia. The city of Monrovia remained calm, though earlier in the…

Food - Small scale food aid distributions are increasing in camps for displaced people and accessible population centres across Monrovia. - Supplementary feeding projects help revive the malnourished, especially children. - Food aid distributions have included rice, oil, canned fish, salt, high-energy biscuits,…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last Liberia Situation Report was dated August 1, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…

London (Merlin), 8 August 2003 - 38 tonnes of emergency aid will depart for Monrovia tonight, on a flight funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) for Merlin, the UK-based charity which provides healthcare in crisis. The flight's cargo…

No.: 141/03 The Foreign Ministry decided today to allocate a further NOK 10 million to alleviate the disastrous humanitarian situation in Liberia. Norway is already the largest contributor to the UN Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Liberia 2003 and Norwegian humanitarian assistance…

Mr. Tom Kitt T.D., Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, today announced that the Government would provide €2 million in emergency humanitarian assistance in response to the humanitarian crisis in Liberia. Ireland's contribution will focus on the estimated…

General situation Although gunfire can still be heard in Mamba Point, in central Monrovia and on Bushrod Island, the situation in the capital is much calmer than it has been in recent days. People are slowly gaining confidence and starting to…