Liberia + 1 more
URGENT NEEDS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND CHILD PROTECTION Over 26,000 returnees and refugees from Côte d'Ivoire require urgent relief assistance More expected to cross into Liberia as uncertainty deepens Regional instability threatens the survival of the Liberian children US$ 11.8…
Congo
Nairobi/Brazzaville, 14 Jan 2003 WFP is concerned about growing numbers of people who need food aid after being displaced by fighting in the Republic of Congo. Last December, over 1,800 newly displaced people escaped from RoC's conflict area near the…
Côte d'Ivoire + 3 more
MILITARY / POLITICAL SITUATION French Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Mr. Gildas Le Lidec traveled on Wednesday 8 January to the western town of Duékoué, 484 kilometres northwest of Abidjan, to meet with MPIGO (Movement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest) and…
Mauritania
Mauritania: Government and development partners still unable to marshal sufficient aid for numerous households facing famine conditions Bleak harvest prospects for rainfed crops mean a long lean period (soudure) for most areas of the country hit by…
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
WFP Press Briefing - Abidjan Despite the steady deterioration of the humanitarian situation and serious funding shortages, WFP is continuing its food deliveries in crisis-hit Cote d'Ivoire. In Jan and Feb, over 120,000 people will receive emergency food…
Mauritania
Mauritanie: l'Etat et ses partenaires n'ont toujours pas mobilisé les aides nécessaires aux nombreux ménages menacés de famine La période de soudure est devenue dans la majeure partie des zones affectées par les intempéries de janvier, une…
Rwanda
7 January 2003, Rome -- For the first time, a programme of decentralized cooperation has been signed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Italian government representing a new kind of partnership between local authorities in…
Côte d'Ivoire + 2 more
MILITARY / POLITICAL SITUATION In light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and its impact on the subregion, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has designated Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, as his Humanitarian Envoy for the crisis…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author: International News THE Salvation Army's ongoing programme of aid to displaced war victims in the border areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is to be increased as the Army responds to a worsening situation throughout sub-Saharan Africa.…
Côte d'Ivoire + 1 more
GENEVA, Jan. 2 (UNHCR) - UNHCR today warned that time was running out for thousands of terrified Liberian refugees stuck in camp a mere 40 kilometres from the line that separates Ivorian troops from rebel forces. In repeated contacts…
