Rapports

Text/ Kent Page, UNICEF Regional Communication Officer, Western & Central Africa Region, Dakar Situation Overview: West Africa today finds itself at a critical juncture, particularly amongst the countries affected by the 7-month old, ongoing Ivory Coast Sub-Regional Crisis. Cross-border conflict,…

Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT) Special focus on Mali Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated: CHF 40,000 This bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background In September 2002, opposition forces launched an uprising in Abidjan marking the beginning of nearly four months of intermittent…

BUDGET (in '000s) FY 2001 (Actual) FY 2002 (Estimated) FY 2003 (Request) Development Assistance/ Child Survival $ 28,613 $ 30,399 $ 27,649 Economic Support Fund $ 695 $ 1,550 $ 0 Total $ 29,308 $ 31,949 $ 27,6 BACKGROUND The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has implemented and maintained sub-regional development programs throughout West Africa…

BALTIMORE, February 12, 2003 - All recent attempts at peace in Cote d'Ivoire have failed. The UN has pulled non-essential staff of the country, and more French troops have been deployed to protect French nationals in Ivory Coast. As…

MILITARY / POLITICAL SITUATION Since the signing of the Linas-Marcoussis Accord in Paris, a steady stream of protests and riots have rocked Abidjan, the most serious of which was the storming of the runway at Abidjan's airport by over one-thousand…

Over 1,000,000 displaced in Côte d'Ivoire, 80% of whom are women and children Over 150,000 people have already crossed into neighboring countries, straining already weak social service systems US$ 5.7 million needed to cover emergency health, nutrition and…