Informes

GENERAL OVERVIEWPOLITICAL/SECURITY Fierce fighting raged across the country in the 8 counties of Lofa, Bong, Margibi, Grand Gedeh, Cape Mount, Bomi, Montserrado and Nimba. Towards the end of the reporting period, information from Nimba indicated that retreating…

Testifying on U.S. policies in Africa's "troubled" Great Lakes region, Charles Snyder, deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said that the conflict involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "has shown signs of movement toward peace" recently, and…

April 4, 2003, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and local partner Caritas Congo today announced the departure of a convoy carrying 700 returning displaced persons and humanitarian aid from the capital, Kinshasa, to rebel-controlled Bena-Dibele,…

Appeal Number: 6466 Appeal Amount: $150,000 Situation Report Recent events in Liberia have left many people displaced and fearful. The Liberians for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), a rebel force within Liberia, began fighting on March 15 in Gbarnga, 80 miles outside the…

At a glance Introduction Already deeply scarred by a seven-year civil war, Liberia continues to face the consequences of conflict. Fighting between rebels and government forces has left hundreds of people dead and thousands of others displaced - many of them…

Conakry, Wednesday, 02 April 2003 This is a summary of the humanitarian situation at the border between Guinea and Liberia. Situation On the 29-30 March, heavy fighting between Liberian Governments forces and the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy) in the…

Ce Rapport couvre la période du 28 février au 26 mars 2003 Sommaire: La situation alimentaire s'est légèrement améliorée dans les zones d'extrême insécurité alimentaire (Aftout, Vallée du fleuve Sénégal et zones centrales des deux Hodh), sous les effets cumulés de l'exode…

Les productions céréalières brutes révisées sont supérieures aux prévisions d'octobre 2002 et à la moyenne. RESUME La production céréalière totale des pays du CILSS au titre de la campagne agricole 2002/03, révisée en mars 2003, est estimée à…

By Sonya LeJeune and Julius HoltSonya Le Jeune is currently a programme manager with SC UK in Liberia, working on a food security and livelihoods programme. Previously she has worked with SC UK in Burundi, where…

(New York: 31 March 2003) - As the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the humanitarian situation in Cote d'Ivoire continues to worsen. Intensifying violence and instability in the country's lawless west are making it increasingly difficult for aid workers to…