Informes

New York: 24 November 2003 - A recent humanitarian assessment mission to Walikale territory of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), some 100 km from the border with Rwanda, found great humanitarian needs among the population there. Though…

"I've been displaced so many times", says Yama, a 15-year old girl now back in school at the UNICEF-supported Jah Tondo internally displaced camp, located on the outskirts the Liberian capital of Monrovia. "So many times. The first time…

GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights Following the launch of the Liberia Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) 2004 in Ottawa, Canada, on 19 November, a local launch was organized in Monrovia on 20 November. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) together…

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 USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report was, dated November 5, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war…

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…

It is the first day of catch-up classes for vulnerable children in Ruhengeri, Rwanda. This is a big day. For the 300 children who succeeded in getting a space in the classroom, the suspense and excitement are overwhelming. Most…

SUMMARYDire situation The Liberian people have suffered a worsening humanitarian situation due to escalating conflict and a recent surge of fighting in their country. During this fighting, civilians were direct targets of warfare. People reported gross violations of…

SUMMARYAlarming conditions Burundians live in some of the worst conditions in the world. Every province in the country, except one, endured sporadic fighting, looting or armed banditry in 2003. While political progress has recently been made by a…

SUMMARYDisplacement, drought, disease While prospects for peace in the Great Lakes region are promising, the region's 127 million people are struggling to cope with raging conflicts, repeated and continued displacement, drought and disease, including the HIV/AIDS pandemic. People…

SUMMARYCrisis brings hardship The people of the Central African Republic (CAR), after repeated attempted coups in recent times, have suffered a political-military crisis since October 2002 that brought hardship to most of the population. While most people support…