Informes

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: None This Bulletin is based on the latest information provided from the field. The initial cholera operation was completed, and an interim final report was issued. The Disaster The cholera epidemic resurgence in Mbuji-Mayi and the…

Clinics are being opened and camps reached in efforts to stem the spread of cholera, malnutrition, malaria and other illnesses suffered by the displaced citizens in the Liberian capital. In the midst of ongoing fighting, clinics have re-opened with MSF…

The number of Liberians seeking refuge at the SOS Children's Village in Monrovia, since the fighting began between LURD rebels and troops loyal to President Charles Taylor, has risen to 7,500. SOS Children's Villages is providing aid although medications…

Between 6-29 June, 586 cases of cholera have been reported from those health facilities still operational in Monrovia. From 23-29 June, 50% of the admissions were from Bushrod Island and central Monrovia. Because of the security situation, exact numbers…

Appeal Target: US$ 2,938,602Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 2,564,143 Geneva, 3 July 2003 Dear Colleagues, On 5 March 2003, Appeal AFDC-31 for Relief and Rehabilitation for the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was…

GeneralI. Coordination Meeting The first emergency IDP coordination meeting after the renewed armed conflict in the city of Monrovia on 24 June 2003 was convened on Tuesday 1 July 2003. The meeting centered on the creation of…

(New York: 2 July 2003) - A lull in the fighting in Monrovia has allowed the national staff of humanitarian agencies to resume some basic relief activities. Their efforts, however, continue to be constrained by an uncertain security environment…

I. Military/Political Developments Facing mounting international pressure to have the US lead a Liberia mission that would include West African peacekeepers, the US president is considering deployment of troops to the war torn West African nation. Timing of the announcement…

I. Military/Political Developments The Liberian head of state is reported to have turned down an offer that was to accord him safe heaven in Nigeria. The offer was reportedly negotiated with the help of a Security Council mission, which is…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles Taylor launched a rebellion against the military regime of…