Informes

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 8, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…

Abidjan, 13 August 2003 - Following the cessation of hostilities in Monrovia, WFP is preparing to launch a massively expanded emergency operation to provide aid to over half a million people across the city. Before fighting erupted in early June, WFP…

Save the Children UK has sent a third consignment of relief supplies by charter plane to Monrovia, which arrived this morning. The consignment includes high energy biscuits, plastic sheeting, blankets and medical supplies to assist the families displaced within…

The August 11 departure of former Liberian president Charles Taylor to Nigeria opens the door for relief supplies to finally reach hundreds of thousands of desperate Liberians. Like most humanitarian organizations, World Vision has been extremely limited over the past…

Security Monrovia still remains relatively calm but it was reported on Tuesday August 12, 2003 that the rebel group MODEL was advancing towards Robert international Airport but this was stopped by the ECOMIL forces on the ground. Humanitarian Situation The UN Team…

(New York: 12 August 2003) - An inter-agency team of UN humanitarian agencies team arrived today to accelerate UN Humanitarian operations as a relative calm came over Liberia's war-ravaged capital. The team is led by the UN's Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator,…

DFID has today committed a further =A3152,799 to Save the Children Fund (SCF-UK) to support humanitarian needs in Liberia. The money will support an airlift of essential non-food items including plastic sheeting, blankets and soap, vaccination supplies and logistical support…

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is today launching a multi-media Liberia Crisis Appeal to support the work of 11 of the UK's best known charities. The Appeal will help fund the rapid expansion of aid work following the first…

Food - Small scale food aid distributions are increasing in camps for displaced people and accessible population centres across Monrovia. - Supplementary feeding projects help revive the malnourished, especially children. - Food aid distributions have included rice, oil, canned fish, salt, high-energy biscuits,…

Liberia - An airlift of emergency food and supplies for Liberians is underway. CWS sent the 20-ton shipment in response to hunger, a cholera outbreak, other illnesses, and a dire call for medical supplies. This is the third CWS…