Rapports

Joel R. Charny is Vice President for Policy of Refugees International. The international response to the protection and assistance needs of the world's 25 million people displaced by conflict within their own countries continues to be haphazard and ineffective. Two recent…

Secretary-General, US Secretary of State, French Foreign Minster among Those Calling for Effective Action AFR/827 DEV/2461 International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia "Let us all seize this opportunity to end a long-running nightmare that has disgraced humankind. Let us consolidate the…

UN Intervention in Post-Conflict Situations Must Be Rapid, Smart and Sufficient, UNDP Administrator Says AFR/826 DEV/2458 International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia United Nations intervention in post-conflict situations must be rapid, smart and on a sufficient scale to turn the tide…

URGENT NEEDS FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL CAMPAIGN, DEMOBILISATION AND REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN, AND MEASLES CAMPAIGN After initial setbacks, planning for the resumption of the Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration process on track, with UNICEF taking the lead on issues…

I. Introduction Human Rights Watch strongly believes that accountability for serious past crimes is the foundation for post-conflict reconstruction based on the rule of law and respect for human rights. Impunity for atrocities committed in the past sends the message…

Executive summary The process and scope of the Needs Assessment i. This Joint Needs Assessment was undertaken by the United Nations and World Bank Group, under the guidance and auspices of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) and the coordination of…

SC/7985 Security Council 4898th Meeting* (AM & PM)Special Representative, UNICEF Executive Director Brief Council, Say Outrages against Children Persist, Rights Violated with Impunity Despite tangible progress in the struggle to ensure the protection, rights and well-being of children exposed…

5th January 2004 - 16th January 2004 1. Significant Events/ Highlights Ethnic clashes, aggravated by the cocoa harvest, continue to plague the west of the country. Since 29th December, 18 people have died. The conflict has also led…

Sarah Martin and Michelle Brown completed an assessment mission to Liberia in November 2003. Gender-based Violence (GBV) in all of its forms is endemic in Liberia. During the 14-year civil war, it is estimated that as many as 40% of…

AI INDEX: AFR 16/001/2004An Amnesty International appeal to participants of the International Donor Conference on Burundi, Belgium, 13-14 January 2004 Following the entry of Burundi's main armed political group, the CNDD-FDD (Nkurunziza) into a new more inclusive…