Informes

S/2004/430 I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1509 (2003) of 19 September 2003, the Security Council established the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for a period of 12 months and requested me to report every 90 days on the implementation of…

FAO NEWSRELEASE 04/56 Rome, 26 May 2004 -- The locust situation in Northwest Africa is very worrying despite intensive control activities, FAO warned today. "An upsurge is underway in the region," the UN agency said. FAO called upon Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger…

18 - 25 May 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights NTGL Chairman attends Mano River Union Summit On 20 May the Chairman of the NTGL, Gyude Bryant headed a high-level government delegation to attend an Extraordinary Summit for Mano River Union Heads of States…

Summary Up until the end of April, seasonal rainfall this year has been very close to the long-term average; a dramatic and unusual decrease in rains occurred at the end of April and beginning of May, which…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 Returnees, IDPs WFP distributed 25.12 mt of food aid to 515 returnees on 19 May. CRS distributed non food items (NFI) to 188 displaced households in Cankuzo Province. 200 households displaced in Gikungu (Bujumbura town) from Gicaca (Bujumbura…

The CWS Africa Initiative is focusing on countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone, where war and hunger have devastated families. The Africa Initiative seeks to address root causes of hunger and poverty affecting children, people living with HIV/AIDS, and…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 21 May 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. On Wednesday, UNHCR…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights 1,600 women have been victims of sexual violence in the Bunia area, Ituri District between January 2002 and April 2004, a representative of MONUC Child Protection…

par Jean MILINGANYO/MONUC MINOVA se situe dans une localité montagneuse au bord du Lac Kivu, à 50 km au sud-est de Goma. Elle est habitée par environ 50 000 habitants. L'attention du visiteur passant à Minova se porte sur deux…

Rome, Thursday, 20 May 2004 - About 130,000 people living in poor, rural communities in the central area of the Republic of Congo will benefit directly from a new project designed to boost local incomes and improve food security. The…