Informes

James T. Morris Executive Director World Food Programme STATEMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL New York 7 April 2003 Mr. President, distinguished members of the Security Council: We are all seized with the war in Iraq. On the humanitarian side, the World Food Programme has…

Activités Humanitaires 1. Droits de l'homme: La violence contre les civils aurait augmenté Lors de la présentation de son sixième rapport à Genève(Suisse) Mme Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, le Rapporteur Spécial des Droits de l'Homme au Burundi, a signalé une augmentation de la…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Human Rights: Violence against civilians reported increased While presenting her sixth report in Geneva, Ms Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burundi, reported an increase in violence against civilians caught up in 10 years…

GENERAL OVERVIEWPOLITICAL/SECURITY Fierce fighting raged across the country in the 8 counties of Lofa, Bong, Margibi, Grand Gedeh, Cape Mount, Bomi, Montserrado and Nimba. Towards the end of the reporting period, information from Nimba indicated that retreating…

Testifying on U.S. policies in Africa's "troubled" Great Lakes region, Charles Snyder, deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said that the conflict involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "has shown signs of movement toward peace" recently, and…

At a glance Introduction Already deeply scarred by a seven-year civil war, Liberia continues to face the consequences of conflict. Fighting between rebels and government forces has left hundreds of people dead and thousands of others displaced - many of them…

As of 2 April 2003, the Ministry of Health, the Republic of the Congo has reported 135 cases, (13 laboratory-confirmed and 122 epidemiologically linked), including 120 deaths in the districts of Mbomo and Kellé in Cuvette Ouest Département (…

Abidjan, April 2, 2003 - Nearly two thousand school children turned out in their Sunday best for sing-songs, poetry, stand-up plays and comic relief to launch a major HIV/AIDS awareness campaign in the occupied zone of northern Cote d'Ivoire…

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, April 1 (UNHCR) The UN refugee agency has signed an agreement with the government of Sierra Leone and various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to combat the deadly Lassa fever that has so far infected 80 people in…

We are working to support many deserving people and projects. Below are several that our program staff has reviewed against a comprehensive list of criteria and believe are the most compelling. We are seeking funds to support the following…