Rapports

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sudan stands poised between peace and conflict in 2005, with the future depending on the commitment of its leaders to peace; whether this be that of the Government of Sudan (GoS), the Sudan People's…

IP/04/1411 Brussels, 26 November 2004 - The European Commission has earmarked €51 million in humanitarian aid for the victims of conflict in Sudan. This amount includes at least €31 million for the people affected by the crisis in the Darfur…

Hundreds of thousands of people displaced in Darfur, western Sudan, are likely to remain in temporary camps for many months while food supplies remain precarious and security unstable, say Tearfund aid workers in the region. The United Nations, last July,…

Note: This report updates fact sheet 8, dated November 19, 2004. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and Eastern Chad More than 2 million people U.S. Government, European Union, and United Nations Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur 1.6 million people U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

by Ian Woolverton, Australian Red Cross "Welcome welcome! We heard on Al-Jazeera that the Red Cross is the best. We are very happy you are here," said the owner of a small teashop excitedly to Red Cross aid worker…

ADVOCACY AND PROMOTION OF CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS Protection and Youth Participation Involuntary Returns UNICEF and SC-UK have developed an advocacy paper on the return of people from northern Sudan by CEAWC, a government body established to eradicate the abduction of women…

Australian Red Cross nurse Maree Dunn is no stranger to working in isolated rural areas. When she is not carrying out international assignments for the Australian Red Cross, the 49 year-old native of Wauchope works as a public health…

Robert Schofield, Medair's Emergency Desk Officer, recently returned from West Darfur and reports that, "The humanitarian situation remains precarious with 1.5 million displaced from their homes, due to fear and violence. Vulnerability will increase dramatically over the next year, with…

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing relief for the refugees in Chad for over a year now and is giving medical assistance in two hospitals and four refugee camps with a total population of some 85,000…

The WHO/HQ Department for Health Action in Crises produces a running note on select current issues at weekly intervals. This note-which is by no means exhaustive- is designed for internal use and does not reflect the official position of…