Rapports

CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, March 16 (UNHCR) With smooth features and a calm way about him, Abdullah Omar, 25, comes across as someone accustomed to hard choices. But the decision to send his one-year-old daughter back to war-ravaged Somalia, because…

16 Mar 2011 14:33 * Libya government forces attack Misrata, 5 reported killed * Gaddafi son says Benghazi will fall in next 48 hours * Kouchner berates outside world for "doing nothing" By Mohammed Abbas TOBRUK, Libya, March 16 (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded…

The U.N. doctrine known as the "responsibility to protect" is a relatively new concept. Jared Genser, a lawyer who has edited a book on the subject, explains. "It is a doctrine that was adopted by the U.N. World Summit in 2005…

(March 16, 2011) Tens of thousands of people who have fled the violence in Libya to Tunisia are relying on informal word-of-mouth communication channels to gather information, according to an Internews assessment of information needs in the Choucha camp,…

In coordination with UNHCR, ACT Alliance is carrying out a detailed assessment to ascertain the actual humanitarian situation inside Libya. By Arne Grieg Riisnæs/ACT Alliance For as long as the Gadaffi regime continues to deny the UN and agencies such as…

16 March 2011 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi's Government to cease hostilities immediately, warning that a potential assault on the rebel-held city of Benghazi could endanger huge numbers of civilians. "Those responsible for…

A Massy, le 16 mars 2011 Alors que les combats en Libye s'intensifient, le Secours Islamique France alerte la communauté internationale sur la nécessité de dégager les moyens adéquats pour répondre aux besoins de dizaines de milliers de personnes, qui,…

Par Najwa Mekki RAS JDIR, Tunisie, 9 mars 2011 - Il y a deux ans, désespérant de pouvoir gagner de l'argent pour sa famille, Joy a laissé son fils de quatre ans aux soins de sa mère au Nigeria,…

Ras Gadeer - In implementation of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's directives, the UAE relief team at Ras Gadeer at the Libyan-Tunisian borders continues to provide food aid, medical supplies and shelter to the refugees…

With the mounting political violence in Libya that has driven more than 250,000 people to flee over the Egyptian and Tunisian borders, AmeriCares has responded to calls for humanitarian assistance with an emergency airlift of medical aid that arrived…