Informes

Appeal Target: US$ 2,391,019 Geneva, March 5, 2003 Dear Colleagues, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains a country with high insecurity, divided and with a total breakdown in law and order. In the Eastern part of the country…

General Situation Life goes on in Abidjan, with various political, civic and religious actors daily calling for, either, calm and compromise, or a rejection of the programme to include the rebels in the government. Humanitarian Consequences UNHCR opened a new centre…

HIGHLIGHTSRefugees Concerns and constraints The recent upsurge of fighting in Liberia is having a tremendous impact on the normal lives of Sierra Leoneans, especially those living along the border areas. A continuing large refugee presence along the Zimmi…

BUDGET (in '000s) FY 2001 (Actual) FY 2002 (Estimated) FY 2003 (Request) Economic Support Fund $ 0 $ 0 TBD Democracy and Human Rights Fund $ 75 $ 80 TBD Special Self-Help Fund $ 75 $ 86 TBD Total $ 150 $ 166 TBD Note: USAID has no office in this country, and there is no direct U.S. assistance…

DevNews Q & A with Country Director Mats Karlsson, Board Approves Loans February 26, 2003 - The World Bank's board of executive directors approved $40 million in grants for the West African nation of Sierra Leone yesterday, one to rehabilitate basic…

OVERVIEW The stalemate in implementing the Linas-Marcoussis accord continues as Ivorian Prime Minister Seydou Diarra negotiates with the Ivorian authorities, rebel groups, and the international community, over how to distribute key ministries in the reconciliation government. MPCI rebel-group leader Soro Guillaume…

Text: Kent Page, Regional Communication Officer, UNICEF Western & Central Africa Region Tollakouadiokro Village, Central Ivory Coast, 13 February 2003 "We, the children in Ivory Coast, want the war to stop now so that all the children in Ivory Coast…

Over 1,000,000 displaced in Côte d'Ivoire, 80% of whom are women and children Over 150,000 people have already crossed into neighboring countries, straining already weak social service systems US$ 5.7 million needed to cover emergency health, nutrition and…

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target: Revised from CHF 3,869,000 to CHF 3,997,000 (see Programme Update no. 1) Period covered: June -December 2002 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 105.5%Related Appeals: N/A Outstanding needs: This appeal…

150,000 internally displaced persons in the South and 65,000 flood victims in the North in urgent need of assistance - Ongoing peace campaign - UNICEF short of emergency supplies for IDPs and flood victims 1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IDPs in…