Informes

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Capacity building for mental health staff In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, HealthNet TPO organized a training of trainers in mental health on August 27, aimed at improving the capacities of mental health staff. The training targeted…

HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENTS Subsequently to heavy rain during the night of 21 to 22 August in the area of Koukou, 67 households from the local community and six families located in the IDP site of Habile I lost their homes due…

Summary - President Bozize prepares to hold a national dialogue with rebels and opposition parties in an effort to promote peace in the country's northern prefectures - CAR normalizes its bilateral relations with the Sudan - Violence and insecurity continues in the country's…

I. CONTEXTE DDR3 : faible taux de sortie des miliciens Les chefs des trois groupes armés ont présenté les listes de 3365 combattants le vendredi 17 août, la date butoir prévu pour la remise des listes. Le FNI a présenté…

Advocate Melanie Teff and Peacebuilding Program Officer Mark Malan are conducting a mission to Liberia from August 19 to September 3, 2007. The mission will focus on two main issues: security sector reform and the humanitarian needs of Liberians…

Nimba County, Liberia 14 Aug 2007 An International Rescue Committee education and advocacy campaign to combat sexual violence in Liberia has led to a greater awareness of the problem around the country-and helped prosecutors successfully crack down on the criminals…

PIO Kalémie / MONUC Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en RDC, William Swing, s'est rendu à Kalémie, au Nord-Est de la province du Katanga, les 10 et 11 août 2007, dans le cadre d'une visite de…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Update on repatriation / refugees UNHCR registered 2,048 Burundian refugees who arrived mostly from Tanzania through the entry points of Mabanda/Makamba province (553), Gisuru/Ruyigi province (694) and Kobero/Muyinga province (798). Three Burundians arrived from Ivory Coast. The current…

This Saturday, August 11, sees presidential and parliamentary elections being held in Sierra Leone, a country rebuilding itself after a brutal civil war between 1996 and 2002. Despite social and economic problems, the country is making strides towards good…

By Sabine Dolan MARADI, Niger, 10 August 2007 - In southern Niger's Tibiri region, a chief is being coronated. Presiding over the solemn ceremony is Grand Chief Abdou Bala Marafa, one of the country's most influential traditional leaders. In this land…