Informes

MILITARY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS Fighting is reportedly continuing in the western area of Bushrod Island, coming as close as Sayon Town, some 3 kilometers northwest of central Monrovia. Thousands of displaced people are hopelessly on the move, not knowing where…

Micro-credit, when combined with learning new agricultural techniques, basic business management, literacy and numeracy skills, is being used effectively by USAID to promote food security in some of the poorest areas of Guinea. You might ask, "How is micro-credit linked to…

By actively promoting synergy among its NGO partners ADRA, Africare and OICI, USAID/Guinea has allowed these organizations to share best practices that simplify and improve upon work processes. The result? Increased food security in some of the poorest areas…

Garafiri Dam, located outside of Mamou on the Konkouré River is in the spotlight in Guinea right now since a draught year has rendered the dam that would normally supply Conakry and other areas of Guinea with electricity inoperable.…

USAID-sponsored NGO (OICI) is working with the truly poor in Guinea in helping rural women improve their organizational and business management skills to better conduct small trading. The result? Improved economic and social status for rural women. A year and…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. WFP food assistance The results of the WFP Household Food Economy Assessment (HFEA) rapid evaluation conducted in the recently war-affected communes of Bubanza Province indicate that 1,888 households were displaced and hosted by neighbours who supported their feeding.…

NEW YORK CITY -- The global humanitarian agency Church World Service is urging the United States to take an active and immediate role in war-battered Liberia, where an already desperate humanitarian situation worsened this week in the wake of…

Appeal Target: CHF 3,444,614 (USD2,363,533 or EUR 2,341,987) Period covered: January to March, 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its…

IP/03/800 Brussels, 4 June 2003 - Replying to a request for funding from ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), the Commission has decided (through its Rapid Reaction Mechanism) to make € 390.000 available for the immediate launching of comprehensive Round-table…

May 2003 1. Executive Summary Sierra Leone continues to make further progress in the consolidation of peace and stability, albeit some internal hitches and increasing instability in the sub-region. The stable environment in Sierra Leone is enabling continued opportunities for reintegration and…