Rapports

Many thousands of Burundians have been temporarily forced from their homes by recent fighting between the army and Hutu rebel groups. Some 100,000 people were displaced last month, often moving from hilltop to hilltop in search of safety. Many…

MONROVIA, 10 February (IRIN) - The Liberian government said on Saturday that it was searching for land from private owners near the capital, Monrovia, to settle at least 7,000 people displaced by renewed fighting between its troops and rebels. The…

Humanitarian crises in the West African region continue to mount in the aftermath of Côte d'Ivoire's five-month civil war as the United Nations reported today that intensified fighting in western Liberia has cut-off humanitarian access to huge numbers of…

Abidjan, 4 February 2003 - WFP's efforts to provide urgent food aid to victims of the civil unrest in Cote d'Ivoire could be seriously hampered without urgent donations from the international community. The agency has launched an appeal for $6.6 million…

AFFECTED POPULATIONS SUMMARY COUNTRY IDPs REFUGEES TOTAL AFFECTED POPULATION CHANGES % (In figures) July 2002 Dec.2002 July 2002 Dec.2002 July 2002 Dec.2002 BURUNDI 387,469 281,052 28,062 40,533 415,531 321,585 -22.61% (-93,946) DRC 2,275,000 2,706,993 346,540 331,241 2,621,540 3,038,234 +15.90% (+416,694) ROC 66,281 81,341 107,800 109,355 174,081 190,696 +9.54% (+16,615) RWANDA 7,000 N/A 35,840 31,237 42,840 31,237 -27.08% (-11,603) TANZANIA N/A N/A 506,199 519,373 506,199 519,373 +2.54% (+13,174) UGANDA 660,373 889,561 188,032 197,082 848,405 1,086,643 +28.08% (+238,238) TOTAL 3,396,123 3,958,947 1,212,473 1,228,821 4,608,596 5,187,768 +12.57% (+579,172) REGIONAL OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS The information presented in this document represents best estimates of the number of displaced, refugees and vulnerable populations throughout the Great Lakes Region. Sources of the…

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…

NAIROBI, 28 January (IRIN) - The ruling party of the Republic of Congo (ROC) has expressed its willingness to meet with rebel "Ninja" leader Rev Frederic Bitsangou, alias Pasteur Ntoumi. It quoted Gabriel Oba Apounou, president of the Brazzaville city office…

ABIDJAN, 22 January (IRIN) - Enormous humanitarian needs resulting from the crisis in Cote d'Ivoire have put UN agencies and other aid organisations under extreme pressure to meet the needs of those affected, but they lack adequate capacity, UN…

Abidjan, 22 janvier 2003 - Mme Carolyn McAskie, Envoyée Humanitaire du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies pour la crise en Côte d'Ivoire, a quitté Abidjan hier sur un vol du PAM pour visiter les zones rebelles au Nord et…

Abidjan, 22 January 2003 - Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Humanitarian Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, departed Abidjan yesterday on a WFP flight to visit rebel-held areas in the north and west of the…