Côte d'Ivoire
Current situation and background Hundreds of Ivorians have been killed and thousands more displaced in fighting in the north, centre and west of the Ivory Coast since September 2002 after a failed attempted coup. Some 2,500 French troops are currently…
Liberia + 1 more
URGENT NEEDS IN HEALTH, EDUCATION AND CHILD PROTECTION Over 26,000 returnees and refugees from Côte d'Ivoire require urgent relief assistance More expected to cross into Liberia as uncertainty deepens Regional instability threatens the survival of the Liberian children US$ 11.8…
Sierra Leone
Press Release [No. SEGL3/F/03/03] ABIDJAN, 16 JANUARY 2003 - The African Development Fund (ADF) and the government of Sierra Leone have signed agreements for a loan of 15 million Units of Account (UA)* and a UA 1 million Technical Assistance…
Burkina Faso
Text: Kent Page, Regional Communication Officer, UNICEF Western & Central Africa Region Pantanloana Satellite School, Gnagna Province, Burkina-Faso, 14 January 2003 - Today has not only been an historic day in the life of Burkina-Faso politics, but it also opened…
Côte d'Ivoire + 2 more
MILITARY / POLITICAL SITUATION In light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and its impact on the subregion, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has designated Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, as his Humanitarian Envoy for the crisis…
Côte d'Ivoire
Text: Kent Page, Regional Communication Officer, UNICEF WCARO: 3 January 2003, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Despite the ongoing volatile environment, lack of security and obstacles to safe humanitarian access in all parts of the country, UNICEF Ivory Coast continues its efforts…
Sierra Leone
The Norwegian Refugee Council has the following goals for its work in Sierra Leone: Help provide temporary protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons, returning refugees and Liberian refugees Ensure that children and young people of school age receive a basic…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 3 more
Summary of published paper1 The subject of school feeding in conflict and crisis was addressed by Soha Mousa in the Dr Abraham Horwitz Memorial Lecture at the Berlin symposium on Nutrition in the Context of Conflict and Crisis (29th SCN…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
AKRON, Pa. -- Each year as many as 90,000 Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) school kits are sewn, stuffed and shipped from North America to students around the world. But in some cases getting the kits across borders can be…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Even with the lava-coated ground still steaming, most residents have returned to this devastated town after fleeing the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano Jan. 17. They face new problems -- tens of thousands…
