Rapports

Spokesperson: Jean Philippe Chauzy (Extract) C=D4TE d'IVOIRE - Torrential Rains Delay Evacuation of Third Country Nationals - A second IOM convoy scheduled to leave the western town of Tabou yesterday was delayed because torrential rains have weakened a bridge on…

USAID partners and private sector are working teaming up through social marketing of condoms and dissemination of good information to fight against HIV and AIDS in Sierra Leone. It is felt by many among the humanitarian and health organizations…

While Monrovia remains under siege, with the food and water situation deteriorating rapidly, World Vision (WV), along with UN, government ministries and other NGOs have just completed a two-day assessment mission. The mission found that there are 71,669 IDPs in five…

As of 8 June, the Ministry of Health, Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported a total of 13 452 cases of cholera including 380 deaths (case fatality rate, 2.82%) in the country. The most affected provinces are Sud…

Renewed ethnic fighting in the eastern region of Ituri 300,000 people fled since early May; more expected to flee as hostilities continue Some 95 per cent of the Appeal needs remain unfunded 1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Transitional government…

FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR WATER AND SANITATION, NUTRITION AND EDUCATION Some 64 % of programme funding needs remains unmet Urgent need for water and sanitation interventions due to increased flow of refugees from Liberia US$ 2 million needed to…

The second humanitarian coordination meeting of NGOs and UN Agencies was held in the Conference Room pf OCHA on 12 June 2003. The meeting was a follow-up meeting of 10 June 2003 meeting. The agenda of the meeting was…

By Dave Beer, Medair administrator and logistician in Bunia, DR Congo Sitting on the concrete floor was a boy, not more than ten years old, being attended to by two or three nurses. At first sight, they were putting a…

I. Military/Political Developments Current - Liberia's capital Monrovia remained calm today following the withdrawal of LURD forces from the western portion of the city. Government soldiers were reported moving into the areas vacated by the LURD forces, carrying out search…

Appeal Target: CHF 691,419 (USD 508,583) Period covered: January to April, 2003The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its…