Informes

SUMMARYCatastrophe The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to suffer intensely from over five years of war that has left trails of death and destruction throughout the country. People in eastern Congo are worst affected…

SUMMARYRefugees and hosts Some 470,000 refugees and over 1.9 million Tanzanians live in communities with humanitarian needs in the country. Substantial numbers of refugees, albeit lower than in previous years, have continued to flee into Tanzania. Meanwhile, large-scale voluntary…

SUMMARYImpact of crisis The people of Côte d'Ivoire, including those who fled to Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana, continue to live with serious humanitarian needs, one year after an attempted coup split Côte d'Ivoire in two and…

As of 17 November, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of the Congo has reported 11 cases (1 laboratory-confirmed and 10 epidemiologically linked) including 11 deaths in Mbomo district in Cuvette Ouest Département. The Government of the Republic of…

S/2003/1098 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) of 28 July 2003, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

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 180 countries. For…

A Vermont physician and two nurses from Oregon depart Monday for Liberia as volunteers with Northwest Medical Teams. They will provide medical care to thousands of displaced families living in makeshift camps. Dr. Dean Seibert, an internist at Dartmouth Medical School,…

Appeal launched on 2 October 2003 for CHF 114,000 (USD 86,642 / EUR 73,929) for three (3) months for 50,000 beneficiaries. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: N/A Period covered: 3 October to 3 November 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the…

by Bonnie Gillespie, American Red Cross, in Conakry As part of sweeping efforts to eliminate measles from Africa, a Measles Initiative programme was launched this week in Guinea. More than 3.5 million children in the West…

Political/Security Developments Monday 10 November is Day 49 of the Forces Nouvelles (FN) boycott of the government of national reconciliation and their withdrawal from the national DDR process. A prominent Forces Nouvelles (New Forces) leader has declared to the French…