Informes

OTTAWA - Up to four Canadian Forces officers will deploy on Operation LIANE, the Canadian contribution to the United Nations (UN) Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), from late September until early November 2003. The officers will deploy with the Stand-by High-Readiness Brigade…

GENERAL SITUATION The UN Special Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Ross Mountain, returned to Liberia today after attending the Security Council meeting in New York last week, at which the Council resolved to deploy a UN stabilisation force to Liberia. In addition…

15 - 21 Sep 2003 I. GENERAL SITUATION This week humanitarian actors have forged ever further into the interior. Successful missions to Harper (Maryland Country) and Gbarnga (Bong County) enabled a rapid assessment of vulnerable populations living within these counties, while…

Activités humanitaires 1. Plan de contingence pour la capitale bujumbura Suite aux deplacements massifs de populations dans la ville de bujumbura au mois de juillet dernier, divers acteurs (dont la communaute humanitaire et le gouvernement) ont mene une evaluation et ont recommande…

IRAQCanal Hotel attack and United Nations presence in Iraq On 19 August the compound of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad suffered a bomb attack which caused 23 deaths, among them, the one of the Secretary General Special…

This refugee population gathered almost invisibly as they crossed into Chad along a 400km stretch of the border in small groups. Their location in eastern Chad is so remote that the transfer of goods is an immediate concern. N'Djamena…

FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS The World Food Programme (WFP) this week allocated World Vision around 3,400 metric tones of food to be distributed to about 75,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPS) in Montserrado and Margibi Counties. WV Commodities Manager Elie Gasagara said the three-month…

WHO STAFF MEETING There will be two cross border assessment missions next week to Zwedru and Voinjama in Grand Gedeh and Lofa Counties respectively. Dr. Bolay will join Dr. Enzanza in Abidjan for the trip to Zwedru on Saturday.…

General Situation The protection of civilians remains a preoccupation for humanitarian actors. The continued intimidation and abuse of human rights by armed parties, highlighted in recent missions to Buchanan and Gbarnga, must stop. United Nations agencies, together with NGOs and INGOs…

WHO STAFF MEETING There will be a DDR meeting tomorrow at 11:00 am to discuss the CAP draft. WHO focal persons should fully participate in the meeting. WHO will begin developing the health intervention component of the DDR. This Action…