Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bunyakiri Health Zone, South Kivu Province, January 16, 2004 -- Despite a recent ceasefire to end the deadliest war in Africa's history, eastern DRC remains overrun by numerous armed rebel groups and militias, plundering gold, diamonds and valuable minerals, terrorizing,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The war in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3.3 million people between 1999 and 2002. The majority of these lives have not been lost in armed combat, but from preventable diseases like diarrhoea and chicken pox,…
Liberia
10 -15 January 2004 GENERAL SITUATION 1. DDRR During a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission (JMC), on Monday 12 January the three warring parties indicated that necessary security arrangements must be put in place prior to a re-commencement of the DDRR…
Liberia
General Situation I.Highlights A high-level summit on the needs assessment for the Liberia Reconstruction Conference was held 8 January in Monrovia. The Result-Focused Transition Framework document, which was submitted for endorsement by the Liberian Government, covers the current transition period and the…
Liberia
1-6 January 2004 GENERAL SITUATION I. IDPs A joint sensitization exercise composed of UN Agencies, NGOs and governmental representatives, targeting the Masonic Temple (2,000), Ministry of Internal Affairs (527) and Kendija (100) irregular IDP sites in Monrovia is planned to take place…
Liberia
24-31 December 2003 General Situation I. IDPs The planning for upcoming relocations from irregular shelters to formal camps continues and the next locations to be targeted is the Masonic Temple (2,000), Ministry of Internal Affairs (527) and Kendija (100), all situated in…
Burundi
Country Profile: Republic of Burundi COUNTRY PROFILE BASIC FACTS AND ECONOMY Capital Bujumbura Size 27.834 Km2 Population (Growth) 6.847.009 (Population Growth 2.38%) 2001 *Estimate Head of State Mr Domitien Ndayizeye Currency Burundi Franc 1072.40 francs = US$1 (http://www.oanda.com) Official Languages Kirundi, French (Swahili along Lake Tanganyika and in Bujumbura) Main Religious Groups Catholic 62%, Protestant…
Burundi
Humanitarian Activities 1. Burundi's former main rebel group agrees to stop using landmines Burundi's main former rebel group (Pierre Nkurunziza's CNDD-FDD) has agreed to stop stockpiling and using landmines, Geneva Call, (the organisation in charge of monitoring an agreement, under which armed…
Liberia
19-24 December 2003 General Situation I. IDPs The relocation from the irregular shelter SKD that commenced on 19 December, ended 20 December, totaling the number of relocated IDPs to the six regular IDP camps in Montserrado County to 3,779.…
Liberia
16- 19 December 2003 GENERAL SITUATION I. DDRR Programme The DDRR Programme is suspended since 17 December 2:00 p.m. following a United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) decision taken in consultation with Liberian political and military leaders. As of…
