Rapports

Republic of Congo UN Plan 2003 - 2004 -The Republic of Congo UN Country Team has finalised the UN Plan. This year's UN Plan, the third consecutive UN Plan produced in the Republic of Congo, will reflect the work…

Declaring that renewed fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatened to destabilize the entire country, the top United Nations envoy in the DRC said today that the parties were ignoring his appeals…

Washington, D.C., September 25, 2002 -- During the past three weeks, the Rwandan authorities have forced nearly 10,000 ethnic Tutsi Congolese refugees to return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a letter to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in Sierra Leone. A summary is presented below. The Database and the country profile can be accessed at <a href=http://www.idpproject.org/ target==5Fnew>www.idpproject.org, or…

Issues of the week Insecurity in Ruyigi continues to prevent humanitarian access and assistance. Humanitarian Activities 1. WFP Seeds Protection Rations for 511,250 A 20-day Seed Protection Ration (SPR) will be distributed to 511,250 beneficiaries, representing a total of 5,624Mt. WFP…

The Global IDP Project of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in Burundi. A summary is presented below. The country profile can be accessed at <a href=http://www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wCountries/Burundi target==5Fnew>www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wCountries/Burundi, or the complete profile can…

Devaluation of the Burundi franc has drastically reduced the purchasing power of many Burundians, pricing basic commodities out of their reach. Insecurity in Ruyigi and Gitega continues to prevent humanitarian access and assistance. Humanitarian Situation 1. Security Bujumbura (City) Head of Kamenge…

End of the transition in Congo. The Republic of Congo celebrated its newly elected democratic institutions, the new constitution and its 42nd year of independence during the first two weeks of August. On 10 August the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: the last situation report was dated May 2, 2002. BACKGROUND Insecurity, the lack of infrastructure, and limited access to vulnerable populations continue…

The peace accord signed on July 30th in South Africa between Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila and Paul Kagame, his Rwandan counterpart, presents yet another opportunity to end the devastating conflict in the DRC. The…