Rapports

30 janvier - 06 février 2006 I. Situation politique et sécuritaire Le 03 février 2006, le Premier ministre Charles Konan Banny a effectué une visite de deux jours à Bouaké. Le Chef du gouvernement a rencontré les autorités politiques, administratives…

Amnesty International said today that while leaders of armed insurgent groups in the Katanga and North-Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be held to account for serious human rights abuses committed by their forces, the…

Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Washington, DC February 3, 2006[related Fact Sheet] (10:40 a.m. EST) MR. ERELI: Good morning, everyone. We're pleased to have with us…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KINSHASA, 1 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Renewed attacks by military insurgents in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have cut short an interagency…

General Humanitarian Context January 2006 was marked by confrontations in several localities in Eastern of the DRC between the FARDC and the militiamen in Ituri, between the FARDC and FDLR in NorthKivu and SouthKivu, between the FARDC and insurrectionists in…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Cholera update: During the regular health meeting held at WHO (25 Jan) the provincial health authorities of Bujumbura Mairie reported that among four suspected cases which were analysed, one case was confirmed. The number of suspected cases…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) Note: The last situation report was dated January 13, 2006 BACKGROUND On January 9, 2005, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed the Comprehensive…

After Day-Long Debate, Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1653 (2006) SC/8621 Security Council 5359th Meeting* (AM & PM) The Security Council stressed today the need for Governments in Africa’s Great Lakes region to disarm and demobilize militias and armed groups which…

Political context On 27 January 2006, Mr. Sidiki Konaté, Forces Nouvelles' spokesman, declared to the local daily newspaper the Patriot that the latest attacks against the UN had been "masterminded by the presidential entourage". In his opinion, the Young Patriots,…

ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES Cholera: Over the last two weeks, suspected cases of cholera have been reported in several communes of Bujumbura Mairie. Confirmation of cases pending, public health authorities in collaboration with local authorities initiated close follow up of the…