Informes

United Nations agencies reported today that many residents of a town in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, driven by hunger, are taking advantage of the humanitarian crisis to accept emergency food relief meant only for internally displaced people (IDPs). Some of…

1. POINTS/EVENEMENTS MAJEURS La mission du Conseil de Sécurité des Nations Unies en Afrique Occidentale s'est rendue en Côte d'Ivoire les 22 et 23 juin, dans le cadre de la seconde phase d'une tournée régionale ayant pour but de soutenir…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 Update on Congolese refugees in Burundi No new refugee arrivals were reported during the week. Approximately, 439 refugees returned to DRC since the first arrivals in early June. UNHCR facilitated the transport of approximately 100 school-aged children from Cibitoke…

Context The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become increasingly tense in recent weeks. The five-year conflict in the DRC formally ended in 2003 - this deal was the culmination of numerous peace deals, a new…

2 - 9 July 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights OCHA formally integrates with UNMIL As of 1 July 2004, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) formally integrated with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to provide requisite humanitarian coordination…

1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHT The UN Security Council mission to West Africa visited Côte d'Ivoire on the 22-23rd June, on the second leg of a regional tour meant to support peace and stability in West Africa. The delegation met with…

Church World Service seeks funds for a post-conflict reintegration program serving displaced and returnee youth and young adults living in internally-displaced persons camps in Liberia. Need: While the security situation in Liberia is gradually improving as disarmament takes place, the…

Update of ITCZ From June 21-30 2004, the overall average position of the Africa ITCZ surged northward, especially in the east, and was located near 16.3 north latitude. The latest position is around 1.4 degrees north from…

Agency helping victims of violence CIBITOKE, Burundi (July 07, 2004) CARE is helping victims of escalating violence in the Great Lakes region of Burundi, where an influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining the country's…

EASTERN CHAD, 7 July 2004 - UNICEF and partner agencies have found that over 25 per cent of refugee children in Chad are acutely malnourished. Almost 180,000 refugees - two thirds of them women and children - have fled…