Rapports

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last Liberia Situation Report was dated July 25, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…

AI Index: AFR 62/026/2003 On the eve of the anniversary of the start of the conflict, 2 August 1998, and as international attention focuses on the installation of a new transitional government in the capital Kinshasa and the supposed end…

AI Index: AFR 62/025/2003 The human cost K., a 25-year-old Nande civilian, has been in an IDP camp since 10 May, after members of the Hema-dominated Union des patriotes congolais (Union of Congolese Patriots, UPC) - militia forced their way into…

(New York, August 1, 2003) -- International peacekeepers in Liberia should not be granted immunity for the crimes they are trying to prevent, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations Security Council today authorized a peacekeeping force for Liberia,…

With the humanitarian situation deteriorating day by day in Liberia, aid agencies called for urgent deployment of multinational forces under UN and ECOWAS mandate in the African country in order to allow the civil population to access essential services…

Humanitarian Editorial - human suffering continues Less than a month after the visit of the United Nations Security Council Mission to Burundi the Palipehutu-FNL committed a predawn assault on the Capital, Bujumbura. The largest attack for three years, it began Monday…

Program Description Program Goals and Objectives USAID/OTI's goal in Burundi is to instill good governance and the active and informed participation of citizens. To work towards this goal, OTI has the following objectives: To increase active and informed discussions among people of…

Program Description USAID/OTI's goal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is to enhance the informed participation of Congolese society in political and economic decision-making processes that contribute to a peaceful, unified, and democratic country. To advance this goal OTI…

This report by Asmita Naik 31 July 2003 (HPN) - The humanitarian world was rocked in 2002 by a UNHCR/Save the Children study which revealed a disturbing pattern of sexual exploitation of refugee children by aid workers and peacekeepers in West…

URGENT NEEDS IN CHILD PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE Heavy fighting caused large numbers of civilians to flee their homes; many have returned, but thousands remain displaced Additional US$ 2 million needed for emergency preparedness and response 1.…