Informes

"Most Liberian communities have become fragile after decades of war and are now further stressed by the latest influx of refugees," writes Mercy Corps Global Emergency Operations Office Pete Sweetnam. "In some villages, refugees outnumber the usual population four to one.…

GENERAL SITUATION Monrovia continues to be relatively calm although there have been reports of skirmishes in other parts of the country. The UN has continued to expand its humanitarian operations. On 12 September, using a WFP boat an inter-Agency mission…

Appeal no. 01.25/03; Appeal target: CHF 338,043 (USD 231,949 or EUR 229,834) Programme Update No. 1 Period covered: January to August 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is…

Population Indicators: Total population in thousands (2001): 1,227 Population under 18 in thousands (2001): 612 Population under 5 in thousands (2001): 215 Annual number of births in thousands (2001): 55 Nutrition Indicators: Infants with low-birth weight (1995-2000): 20% Children exclusively breast-fed (<6 months): 37% Breastfed…

1. WATSAN ACTIVITIES A Meeting has been held on Saturday 13, September 2003 between WHO/Consultant and the new UNICEF/Consultant on WATSAN. UNICEF informed WHO of the following: UNICEF is conducting a project on hygiene education and want collaboration…

Humanitarian Activities 1. UN agencies joint team investigates reports of fighting in west United Nations humanitarian agencies have rushed a joint assessment team to western Burundi following reports that civilians had fled rebel fighting in Bubanza Province. The UN Humanitarian agencies in…

I. GENERAL SITUATION Despite renewed fighting this week in northeastern Liberia (Kakata and Salala) the overall scope of humanitarian operations continues to extend beyond Monrovia, as far south as Harper for the first time since May this year, close to…

The assessment mission led by UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will end today. The mission has already visited Bomu, Gbarpolu and Montserrado Counties. These are areas currently under the control of LURD rebel and have not…

(Monrovia: 12 September 2003) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) relief-ship, Martin I Majuro, steamed out of Monrovia harbor this afternoon (13:00GMT) bound for the small coastal town of Harper, some 236 nautical miles south of the Liberian capital,…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: The last situation report was dated August 7, 2003. BACKGROUND The Tutsi minority, which represents 14 percent of Burundi's 6.85…