Informes

GENERAL SITUATION Monrovia remained calm but fewer people were visible on the streets. The humanitarian community scaled down their operations until 16 September. On 13 October, a military parade of armoured tanks and vehicles organised by UNMIL…

On Thursday 9 October, the ICRC launched the first phase of an aid operation to help families in the Pool region. Efforts will focus on the Kinkala district, south of the capital Brazzaville. This first phase will involve 6,000…

I. GENERAL SITUATION The situation in Monrovia has stabilized, though there are reports of fighting and clashes between government troops and rebel factions in North/Central Liberia (Nimba and Bong Mines). UNMIL is currently investigating the reports and is advising caution…

WHO has received reports of an outbreak of yellow fever in the district of Gaoua in the southwest of the country, near the border of Côte d'Ivoire. One case has been laboratory confirmed by Centre Muraz, Burkina Faso and…

Although the United States military has departed Liberia, conflict and terror continues to pervade the country, and vast humanitarian needs remain. The recent appointment of Gyude Bryant to the two-year post of chairman for Liberia's transitional government has been welcomed…

General Situation The general situation remains stable. In Monrovia, in adherence to the 72-hour arms free zone in the city, there are no arms visible. The chairman of the ECOWAS mediation team and former Head of State of Nigeria, General Abusalami…

A case of poliomyelitis due to wild poliovirus was confirmed in Togo, with date of onset 22 July 2003. This case, as well as cases reported in 2003 from Burkina Faso and Ghana, were found to be due to…

By Jean Lamborn, Program Manager After spending the past year working with IMC in the headquarters offices in Los Angeles, I recently joined the IMC Sierra Leone team as Program Manager. One of my first forays into this lush country…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #13, dated October 1, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war…

GA/SHC/3739 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 6th Meeting (AM) Difficulties faced in achieving social development in the midst of conflicts, poverty, unemployment, and HIV/AIDS, as well as in the current international economic environment, were stressed by several African delegations today as…