Informes

Previous MSF surveys in the zones have indicated that one in three children dies before the age of five. In some villages the people have to survive in the most basic conditions. We saw extremely fragile people, locally called…

Due to the fighting near Bunia in the Ituri province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 50,000 persons have been displaced and are fleeing south to the Beni region. Another 15,000 persons have…

Because the vaccination area was spread over 100 square kms, the campaign was four times the number of people than a 'normal', large vaccination campaign in the DRC. Difficult conditions further complicated the effort. Over the last 14 days, an…

The United Nations has stepped up efforts to secure a limited ceasefire and move additional doctors and medical supplies into the troubled Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where rival groups have been fighting for…

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 October 9, 2002. Background Since 1990, sustained conflict in the Mano River basin has spread…

Owing to the dire security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where there was a "rather nasty cocktail" of rebel groups and dissatisfaction with the local authorities playing on ethnic hatreds, "we are down to the minimum…

This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals. Launched on 26 November 2002 for 164,919 CHF for 3 months; Programme extended for three months to May, 2003. Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: CHF 10,000 Beneficiaries: 250,000 Period covered: 01 February…

UNICEF has sent two plane-loads of relief items from Goma to Bunia in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist the victims of the resumed fighting in the area. While the extent of the displacement of…

To help alleviate the suffering of war-weary Liberians, the German government and World Vision Germany have provided a grant of over US$200,000 to continue a World Vision Liberia health and agriculture emergency assistance program for internally displaced people (IDPs). A total…

IP/03/653 Brussels, 8 May 2003 - The European Commission has adopted a €5.74 million humanitarian aid package to provide basic needs to vulnerable groups affected by the conflict in Côte d'Ivoire. This emergency assistance will also benefit uprooted populations fleeing to…