Informes

(12 June, 2003, Abidjan): Some 30 UN personnel arrived in Abidjan yesterday through an emergency evacuation carried out by French forces from Monrovia. The UN was forced to evacuate staff after fighting between the Liberian government forces and LURD rebels…

I. Military/Political Developments Current - Liberia's capital Monrovia remained calm today following the withdrawal of LURD forces from the western portion of the city. Government soldiers were reported moving into the areas vacated by the LURD forces, carrying out search…

POLITICAL AND MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS Monrovia has been reported calm today, with no fighting. LURD rebels have reportedly withdrawn from the western area of the city, although it is not clear how far they have withdrawn. They have apparently ceased fire…

SC/7787, AFR/644 Following is the text of today's press statement on Liberia by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation): Council members were briefed by the Department of Political Affairs on the Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Liberia (S/2002/582)…

While welcoming the arrival in Bunia of advance elements of a United Nations-backed emergency force, the world body's leading expert on human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today said she was still concerned about the…

A United Nations Security Council delegation met today with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa in a bid to jump-start a solid political process for peace in Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. The…

Bonn, 06/11/2003 - According to staff of the organisation from Butembo, which is located in the province of Northern Kivu, troops supported by the central government in Kinshasa and units sponsored by Rwanda have been engaging in bitter fighting…

Delphine Marie - Media Relations 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…

Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today appealed for an additional 4.9 million Swiss francs to boost its operations in Côte d'Ivoire and a further 2.35 million francs for its activities in Liberia. The extra…

Amnesty International is calling on all those participating in the negotiations on Liberia to give the utmost priority to protecting the hundreds of thousands of civilians now caught in fighting in Liberia's capital, Monrovia. In the last few days --…