Congo
Press Release [No. SEGL3/B/25/03] TUNIS, 26 May 2003 - The African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of $US 500,000 to finance the reinforcement of surveillance and epidemiological control of the hemorrhagic Ebola fever (VHF) prevalent in the West-Valley…
Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, May 26 (UNHCR) - In a bid to fight malaria among refugees in West Africa, the UN refugee agency has started testing new anti-malaria tools in two refugee camps in southern Sierra Leone. Under a project co-funded…
Côte d'Ivoire
PROGRAMME "ABRIS" Le Programme ABRIS (Appui à la Base pour la Reconstruction/Réinstallation et l'Intégration Sociale) a été élaboré suite à la crise socio-politique sans précédent que vit la Côte d'Ivoire depuis le 19 septembre 2002, et dont les conséquences majeures…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Dave Beer, Logistician/Administrator Driving along the road by our house one day, we saw two kids brandishing sticks pretending to shoot us. We would have smiled if it had not been such a heartbreaking symbol of the suffering of…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
by Didier Revol in Mbujimayi The views from Mbujimyayi are breathtaking. Located on a plateau in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the city overlooks the endless African plains. The scenes within this city of over 2 million souls…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
MSF is worried about the situation in Ituri Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and demands access to vulnerable civilians. Geneva/Bunia - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has resumed working in the town of Bunia, in northeastern DRC. MSF is…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Water is back on in the town thanks to UNICEF. 50 malnourished children are being fed with high protein supplements by UNICEF, they like many others have lost their parents, some to the fighting, and some to the general…
Guinea + 1 more
Relocalisation of Kouankan refugee camp The relocalisation of Kouankan refugee camp to Albadaria commenced Friday 9 May with a convoy counting 131 persons. Second convoy left for Albadaria camps on 16 May with 441 persons. UNHCR plans to accelerate…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
US$ 4.1 million urgently needed for shelter, therapeutic feeding, measles vaccinations, unaccompanied children, cholera prevention and treatment and water. Up to 100,000 confirmed displaced, including at least 20,000 children requiring assistance Risk of further armed conflict and displacement Further destruction of existing…
Guinea
Appeal Target: CHF 2,543,667 Period covered: January -March 2003The 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…
