Informes

CARIARI, CHAD - August 19, 2004 The IRC has seen a significant decrease in illnesses among Sudanese refugees in Chad's eastern Bahai region, after IRC teams stepped up water, sanitation and health activities at the new Kashuni Camp. However…

N'DJAMENA, 19 August 2004 - In an effort to immunize all the 86,400 Sudanese refugee children under 15 years living in the refugee camps in Chad, UNICEF is providing 206,000 measles and polio vaccines doses. Some 106,000 vaccines are…

N'DJAMENA, 19 August 2004 - This week, UNICEF is airlifting 81 tons of humanitarian aid to N'Djamena in eastern Chad. This airlift is part of the recently drafted 90-Day Emergency Plan (August-October), aimed at reinforcing UNICEF response to the…

Between June 26 and August 13 a total of 672 cases and 21 deaths of acute jaundice syndrome (AJS) were reported in Goz Amer, a camp of Sudanese refugees, by a WHO/Ministry of Health (MOH) joint mission. Antibodies for…

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…

August 16, 2004 - On August 16 (Monday), the Government of Japan and the United Nations (UN) decided to extend assistance of a total of 1,030,932.36 US dollars (approximately 112 million yen) through the Trust Fund for Human Security…

Malgré la paix, la précarité et l'incertitude prédominent Un an après la fin officielle des combats (accords de paix d'Accra du 18 août 2003), les Libériens sont toujours dans une situation préoccupante. Les besoins humanitaires et l'insécurité restent importants. Le pays…

Bujumbura (15 August 2004) -- During the night from 13th to 14th August, the Gatumba refugee camp in Bujumbura rural province, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, was attacked. At least 150 persons were reported killed…

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/127 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Burundi - Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 15 August 2004 General situation 1. The death toll from the 13 August massacre remained 150; no additional deaths have been reported. However, the 14 August…

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/126 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Burundi, Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 14 August 2004 General situation 1. From approximately 22h00 until 23h30 on Friday evening, 13 August, the Gatumba transit site (northeastern Burundi) -- located 16 km northwest…