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La Fondation Pierre Fabre a décidé de soutenir l'action de la Croix-Rouge Française en faveur des familles rapatriées de Côte d'Ivoire en lui versant la somme de 50.000 €. Pour mémoire, près de 800 bénévoles de l'Association, originaires de 37…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief This Information…

Montant de la décision: 8.000.000 € Numéro de la décision: ECHO/TCD/EDF/2004/02000 Exposé des motifs 1 - Justification, besoins et population cible : 1.1. - Justification : Une nouvelle crise politique et humanitaire majeure s'est déclenchée dans la région soudanaise du Grand Darfour début 2003 alors…

DAKAR/HARARE, 18 November 2004 - At a crucial stage of the global polio eradication effort, the second round in a series of massive cross-border polio immunizations starts this week in 24 African countries. The house-to-house campaigns follow a successful first…

MONROVIA, Liberia, Nov 18 (UNHCR) - As Liberia starts to heal the wounds from its 14-year civil war, the UN refugee agency has started an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign to fight the disease that could threaten the country's recovery. Some 1,390…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has hailed a polio immunization campaign starting Saturday in Nigeria as a vital step in eradicating the disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of youngsters worldwide each year, after a halt to…

by Linda Beher Fourteen-year-old Robert learned to use an AK-47 rifle when he was eight. "I was often really afraid," he recalled. "I talk to counselors a lot about what happened. Now I'm learning to be a carpenter, but…

by Roy Probert On 4 November, Côte d'Ivoire's 18-month ceasefire came to an abrupt halt. What was once one of West Africa's most stable and wealthy countries was again plunged into turmoil, including anti-western violence. On 9 November, with the security…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…

ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire/NEW YORK, 16 November 2004 - Large parts of Cote d'Ivoire are without water and electricity as the civil unrest that erupted two weeks ago continues. UNICEF warns that children are facing life-threatening diseases from being forced to…