Informes

Appeal Target: CHF 5,790,349 (USD 3,935,477 or EUR 3,933,155) Period covered: June to November 2003 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…

Liberia Still in Crisis The crisis in Liberia does not show signs of abating despite the presence of over 5,000 UNMIL forces. After 14 years of civil war, significant sections of the country are still unstable, and humanitarian conditions continue…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Assistance to displaced children from Bujumbura Rural Province UNICEF, through its partners, the INGOs Austrian Help Programme and Solidarités distributed high protein biscuits to 11,067 children displaced in Rushubi, Bujumbura Rural province. Children and women are the most vulnerable…

Press Release From the Department for International Development Hilary Benn, the UK Secretary of State for International Development today launched the new Department for International Development (DFID) Country Engagement Plan for the DRC with the transitional national government and local partners, which…

Less than a year after 128 people died in an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in western Republic of Congo, the virulent disease has struck the same region again. A total of 43 cases, including 29 deaths, have been…

Appeal launched on 2 October 2003 for CHF 802,000 (US D 607,934 or EUR 520,406) for 4 months for 29,000 beneficiaries. This Update extends this Appeal for 5 months until 30 June 2003. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF…

In Brief THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS CHF 265,000 (USD 205,460 OR EUR 170,150) IN CASH, KIND, OR SERVICES TO ASSIST UP TO 50,000 BENEFICIARIES FOR 3 MONTHS The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people…

We are standing beside the crib of a tiny girl. Her name is Marie. She's alive, but seems to be in another world. Marie's eyes are vacant. The doctor gently rolls her over on her side for a moment…

3-5 December 2003 GENERAL SITUATION I. Assessment Missions undertaken An inter-agency assessment mission to two irregular shelters, Massaquoi and Hutton Farm in Margibi County was carried out on 3 December to ascertain the humanitarian needs of IDPs reported to be sheltered in…

A: BACKGROUND A joint UNMIL, UN Agencies and NGOs made a three-day assessment mission to Robertsport in Grand Cape Mount County, from 3rd to5th December 2003. The health sector was represented by WHO, UNICEF and World Vision International. Later the…