Informes

Since September 2003, Northwest Medical Teams has provided medical volunteers and humanitarian aid during Liberia's civil war. Now, aid is flowing to refugees from neighboring Ivory Coast, thousands of families fleeing deadly civil violence in that war-torn country. Northwest Medical…

COTE D'IVOIRE: A SUB-REGIONAL RESPONSE SAVING LIVES AND REDUCING SUFFERING SITUATION The current conflict in Cote d'Ivoire has wounded nearly 2000 people and killed more than 60. Insecurity and violence are widespread. The UN is preparing contingency plans for at least half a…

News No. 04/137 15 November 2004, Monrovia (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun distributing tools for thousands of rural families in Liberia. This week, cutlasses are being distributed to 2300 households in Lofa County…

Congolese refugees eager to return home despite continued insecurity in eastern DRC Patrice Bogna/MONUC Congolese refugees eager to return home: A commercial boat carrying an unspecified number of Congolese refugees from Pulungo (Zambia) and Kigoma (Tanzania) arrived in the Bukavu area. Similarly,…

8-14 November 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights In order to assess the state of readiness to receive possible influxes of Ivorian refugees, due to problems in Cote D'ivoire, the Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Abou Moussa led a High-Level Inter-Agency and NGO Mission to…

As of 10 November 2004, WHO has received reports from the Ministry of Health of a total number of 861 cases and 6 deaths in Dakar. In Dakar the incidence of the disease appears to be decreasing. In addition to…

A la demande du Gouvernement, 8 délégués de la Croix-Rouge Française prendront place à bord des avions réquisitionnés par la France qui décolleront cette nuit de l'aéroport de Roissy Charles de Gaulle pour Abidjan. Ils ont pour mission de renforcer…

FAITS MAJEURS Les organisations humanitaires lancent des "Trains humanitaires" pour ouvrir l'accès à plus de 2.200.000 personnes après l'inauguration du trafic ferroviaire Kisangani - Ubundu. Le Ministre des Transports a en effet inauguré le mercredi 10 novembre le chemin de fer…

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 Bulletin (no.…

On 4th and 5th November 2004, Government warplanes bombed rebel-held targets in the northern area of Ivory Coast, casting serious doubts over the country's peace process. The targeted areas had been under the control of Forces Nouvelles (FN). Many…