Rapports

The Government decided today that Sweden would contribute an armed force in Liberia over a twelve-month period as part of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission (UNMIL). On Wednesday the Riksdag decided to consent to the Government bill requesting dispatch…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Support to vulnerable populations: EC new plan In 2004, the EC will provide €15 million through ECHO to reduce mortality and morbidity particularly among the most vulnerable groups of the Burundian population (IDPs, returning refugees, women and children). ECHO-funded…

2nd February - 13th February 2004 1. Significant Events/ Highlights Tensions between rebel fractions in Korhogo culminated when one of Force Nouvelle's leaders was shot dead in the early hours on Sunday 7th February. The identity of the assailants remains…

Appeal target: CHF 2,898,647 (USD 1,971,691 or EUR 1,970,574) Period covered: April -- December 2003 The 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…

par Joëlle Sabella/MONUC Récapitulation d'une semaine « chaude » dans la capitale du Sud-Kivu. Jour 1 Tout commence donc le mardi 3 février dans l'après-midi, avec des coups de feu dans le quartier de Nguba. L'explication ne tarde pas à…

Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan has strongly condemned the brutal murder of a military observer of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). The military observer, a Kenyan national, was killed on…

SC/8001 Security Council 4911th Meeting (AM)Assistant Secretary-General Briefs Council, Says Much Work Remains to Consolidate Historic Advances Substantial progress had been made in the peace processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi since the Council mission…

Last week, 10 boys were reunited with their families in rural Burundi after being used as child soldiers in violation of international law. The details of their stories may be quite different, but their ordeal was the same. Some had…

9-15 February 2004 General Situation 1. Highlights The recently concluded International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia held from 5-6 February at the United Nations headquarters in New York, pledged about $520 million towards reconstruction and humanitarian assistance. The United States pledged $200 million…

Nairobi, 13 February 2004 - Nearly 15 years of war and conflict have severely compromised the environment of Liberia, with drinking water and sewage systems in such a damaged state they represent a serious threat to public health. Urgent action…