Rapports

Unless otherwise specified, all information contained in this report has been collected in-country by OCHA from the UN, NGOs, & ICRC network in Guinea-Bissau Politico-Military Situation International response to the fighting on 6 to 7 May, which led to the ouster…

Jerome Hule, PANA Correspondent NEW YORK, UN (PANA) - In anticipation of a final peace agreement in Sierra Leone, the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has announced his intention to send a military assessment team to the country to draw up…

Members of the Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreement signed yesterday by the Sierra Leone President and the leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). In a statement to the media, Council President Ambassador Denis Dangue Rewaka of…

Press Release SG/SM/6998 AFR/143 19990519 The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan concerning the Sierra Leone ceasefire was issued today by his Spokesman: Yesterday, 18 May, President Kabbah of Sierra Leone and Corporal Foday Sankoh, leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF),…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background: Sierra Leone has been embroiled in civil war for over eight years. It is a conflict which has claimed at least 20,000 lives and…

SC/6679 19990515 Presidential Statement Stresses Need for Supervised Disarmament Of Ex-Combatants, Including Child Soldiers, in Context of Solution to Conflict The Security Council, stressing that an overall political settlement and national reconciliation were essential to achieving the peaceful resolution of the conflict…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org WEST AFRICA: More aid for ECOMOG The US government is to give more aid to ECOMOG,…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires I R I N pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest Tel: + 225 21-73-54 Fax: + 225 21-63-35 E-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST: Aide américaine pour l'ECOMOG Le gouvernement américain va accorder davantage d'aide à l'ECOMOG, a indiqué jeudi…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org GUINEA BISSAU: Elections in November Presidential and legislative elections will be held in Guinea Bissau on 28…

It might be possible to reach a ceasefire to end the disastrous war between the government of Sierra Leone and rebel forces. Talks between Foday Sankoh, the founder of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), and other RUF rebel leaders were initiated…