Rapports

AI Index: AFR 16/012/2004 (Public) Amnesty International is very concerned at the prospect of renewed judicial executions in Burundi. Four men, all Rwandese nationals, appear to be at imminent risk of execution in Bujumbura. The men were tried on 23 February…

Program Description The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) supports the ongoing peace process in Burundi as outlined in the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Accord (APRA) by promoting community-level reintegration and reconciliation through community-based leadership development, vocational skills training, small-scale infrastructure reconstruction, and…

In brief MPs session starting in February opened [13th - 14th ] The minister of Foreign Affairs travelled to Ireland on an official visit. PACONA -- Party for National Harmony- 23rd political party registered [16th] International conference on landmines held in Bujumbura [17th -…

General Situation 1. Coordination Following the security downgrading from Phase V to IV of the towns of Gbarnga and Zwedru, both of which are have been identified as Humanitarian Hubs, OCHA has fielded staff to the provincial capital…

CARITAS staff member killed An accountant with CARITAS was killed by suspected LRA rebels in Pajule village, Aruu county in Pader on 22 February. The late Joseph Otim was on his way to Pajule Children's Rehabilitation Centre…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights Military coup attempt threatens Bukavu, South-Kivu Province. Militias in Ituri District destabilize the peace process in the region. At least 30 civilians massacred in Kitenge zone, Katanga…

SC/8012 Security Council 4918th Meeting (AM) Secretary-General Commends Decision; 6,240 Strong Force to Be Deployed as of 4 April The Security Council this morning, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, established the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) for an…

The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, Dr. Francis M. Deng, is scheduled to visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 4 to 18 March 2004. The visit comes at the invitation of the…

Vanessa Kent and Angela McIntyre ISS Paper 84 - February 2004 Introduction Formal peace processes hold opportunities to both end violence and to begin addressing the root causes of conflict.1 However, negotiations often revolve solely around placating belligerents; those who, through recourse…

SG/SM/9173, SC/8013 ,AFR/852 Following is the statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council meeting on Côte d'Ivoire today: I would like to commend members of the Security Council for adopting this important resolution in support of the peace process…