Rapports

(Near Verbatim) YOUSEF HAMDAN CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Good afternoon and welcome to today's briefing. Let me first tell you that the trip of Mr. Olara Otunnu, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, has been postponed and a…

I. Summary Throughout the armed conflict in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2001, thousands of women and girls of all ages, ethnic groups, and socioeconomic classes were subjected to widespread and systematic sexual violence, including individual and gang rape, and…

The Experience of Refugee Children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone based on Initial Findings and Recommendations from Assessment Mission 22 October - 30 November 2001 February 2002 I. INTRODUCTION This assessment was initiated by UNHCR and Save…

JULY 1999 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 CONTEXT After a short-lasted period of political and military stability that followed the 1997 conflict, the country replunged into civil war at the end of 1998. This new cycle of militia-driven civil strife…

1. Summary Significant political progress during this reporting period led to the signing of a peace agreement between the GOSL and RUF on 07 July 1999. The Accord maintains previous commitments of the parties to guarantee safe…

January - December 1999 OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Context The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently undergoing dramatic political and military developments which create an extremely complex humanitarian situation. Tensions of…