Informes

OverviewMILITARY/POLITICAL SITUATION Security update During the period under review, there were unconfirmed reports of fierce fighting between government forces and LURD rebels in the provincial city of Voinjamah. Voinjamah has served as a stronghold for LURD since 1999.…

March - April 2003 I HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTS The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) prepared and submitted the Guinea contribution to the sub-regional emergency CAP for countries affected by the Cote d'Ivoire crisis. Together, the Consolidated Appeal calls for…

After weeks of fighting between rebels of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) and government troops at internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps and other areas near the Liberian capital Monrovia, the government have regained control and calm is…

Summary Until June 2003, when the next harvest is expected, the food security situation in most parts of Rwanda is satisfactory. If rainfall improves and lasts to at least the middle of May, the bean production should be good in…

April 12th - April 21st 2003 Overview The implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis peace accord has seen a huge leap forward with the arrival in Abidjan of the ministers of the Forces Nouvelles [New Forces - MPCI, MPJ and MPIGO] and their…

Humanitarian Activities 1. UNICEF mission to Ruyigi UNICEF's representative Malick Sene led a mission to Ruyigi on the 17th April 2003 including the Ambassador of Belgium and his team and representatives from the French Embassy. The objective of the mission was…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,939,030Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 1,603,817 Geneva, 17 April 2003 Dear Colleagues, The successful parliamentary and presidential elections in May 2002 raised hopes of sustainable peace in the country. There was therefore, renewed spirit in…

New York City - Liberian church leaders are pleading for urgent world attention to the worsening military and humanitarian crisis in their country as renewed intensive fighting in Liberia's 13-year-old civil war displaces tens of thousands of civilians every week.…

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 situation report was dated December 16, 2002 Background Insecurity, the lack of infrastructure, and limited access to vulnerable populations continue…

Ottawa - The Honourable Susan Whelan, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced that Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), will contribute up to $1 million for emergency food aid for the West Sahel region of Africa. The contribution…