Rapports

Ganta, Nimba County, LIBERIA - February 11, 2005 When the doors of the new Ganta Community Health Clinic opened at noon today, the people of Nimba County took one more important step forward in their efforts to rebuild…

A cargo plane transporting medical, water and sanitation equipment arrived in Bunia on February 9. The equipment will enable MSF to meet the needs of 20,000 displaced people for three months. Since the end of January 2005, fighting between rebels groups…

1 HIGHLIGHTS Cholera update: a decrease in the number of cholera daily cases was noted over the reporting period. To date, WHO and the Ministry of Health report a total record of 183 including 2 cases from Bujumbura Rural, which…

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 9 February 2005 - Ongoing violence in Ituri district in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced at least 80,000 people to flee their homes. Reports indicate that villages…

Genève, le 8 février 2005 - L'UNICEF a commencé à porter assistance à 50 000 personnes en Ituri dans la partie Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), o=F9 de récentes explosions de violence ont contraint les populations…

Repatriation/Return Exercises UNHCR Reintegration Activities UNHCR Participates in Sub-Regional Meeting On Child Protection Repatriation/Return Exercises UNHCR has facilitated the return of 7,230 Liberian refugees since the Voluntary Repatriation Exercise got underway on 1 October 2004. Overland convoys are received on a regular basis…

In Brief This Information Bulletin (no. 01/05) is being issued for information only. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time. The Situation Since the beginning of January 2005, cholera has struck South-Kivu,…

"AIDS is going to be a big problem in Liberia," said the doctor in Nimba county. "We are seeing full blown cases of AIDS but there is nothing we can do for them. We can't test them to see…

UNHCR Commits US$3.5 Million for Transportation of IDPs in Liberia As the repatriation programme for Liberian refugees abroad, launched last October picks up, UNHCR has committed US$14 million to be spent in 2005 to facilitate the return of Liberia's…

By Linda Bloom UMNS Report, February 1, 2005: Two years ago, Patience Yah Sendolo of Gebeibini Town, Liberia, lost her sight because of cataracts. The 16-year-old dropped out of school. Her parents were desperate to help her, but could not…