Informes

MONROVIA, Liberia, August 21 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has ventured beyond Monrovia for a clearer picture of displacement and humanitarian needs in areas outside the Liberian capital. On Wednesday, UNHCR joined an inter-agency mission to Tubmanburg, a town about…

General Situation Life is slowly returning to normalcy, some few businesses including a major supermarket in Central Monrovia opening. Though the Parliament and the Judiciary buildings situated between Presidential Palace and Police Headquarters were heavily looted on Tuesday night. Vital legislative…

At a glance The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - formerly known as Zaire - suffered years of colonial oppression followed by widespread corruption and economic instability in the post-independence period. Since 1998 the country has been at war.…

Approximately 900 Nigerian ECOWAS troops are now in Liberia, and ECOMIL patrols have now started. Liberia's interim government and the rebel groups have now signed a peace deal, and a power-sharing administration is due to take charge in October…

Monrovia - Fighting in Bong county, northeast of Monrovia, is threatening the safety of 60,000 displaced Liberians living in the Maimu, Totota, and Salala camps just 45 kilometers from the frontline. "Displaced Liberians in Bong county have already been forced to…

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 Liberia Situation Report was dated August 13, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…

Geneva, August 19, 2003 - The signing of the peace agreement yesterday (August 18), ending hostilities between Liberia's warring groups, has already seen an improvement in the humanitarian response. The global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International's members reporting directly…

Security In the meantime access to the rest of the country remains very difficult. On Tuesday morning 19 August 2003, a joint UN security mission left for Bo Waterside on the border between Sierra Leone and Liberia, to assess the…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should also be checked for regular media…

S/2003/821 Letter dated 14 August 2003 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 15 May 2003 addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2003/574), as well…