Rapports

A cease-fire has been signed in Accra, Ghana, between Liberia's rebel movement LURD and the government, bringing an uneasy calm to the streets of Monrovia. Hostilities between government troops and rebels of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) have…

The MSF team remaining in Monrovia is trying to bring basic health services to the people trapped there. Services, currently, are minimal and any development must be aware of the likelihood of increased insecurity. MSF is trying to secure…

UNICEF appeals for US$ 18.5 million to provide assistance to some 3 million people in the sub-region 1 million Ivorian children out of school since the beginning of the crisis Over 100,000 people entered Guinea since upheavals began…

Liberian partners of the Catholic aid agency CAFOD are calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. CAFOD's partners in Liberia say that more than one million people have been affected by the recent…

I. Background Liberia is a West African country that shares common borders with Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast. It is divided into 15 counties for administrative purposes. The total land area is 3,786 square miles with a…

Military/Political Developments Current -- Monrovia city remained calm over the weekend following the withdrawal of LURD forces to Po River some 20 km west of Monrovia. Some normalcy started returning to Duala and other suburbs of Monrovia today as the…

May 28th - June 15th 2003 OVERVIEW The conflict in Cote d'Ivoire has left hundreds of thousands of people in situations of physical and psychological insecurity. The reconciliation process is proving to be cumbersome and slow, and instead of improving, the…

General Information The security situation as regards to the movement of civilians in the streets is much improved. However, the cost of transportation remains high due to high cost of petroleum products. Although food commodities have appeared…

Humanitarian Situation in Liberia Fighting on the outskirts of Monrovia has caused thousands of people to flee within the city, leading to large numbers of internally displaced people (IDPs). Many of those who fled were already IDPs living in camps…