Rapports

July 8, 2003, Baltimore, MD - Catholic Relief Services joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in strongly encouraging President Bush to support the deployment of an international stabilization force for Liberia with appropriate U.S. participation. This is a…

I. SUMMARY Ituri is often described as the bloodiest corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite three peace agreements purportedly ending the five year-old Congolese war, fighting in northeastern DRC intensified in late 2002 and early 2003. In…

The Liberian peace talks resumed in Accra, Ghana, today as government officials met with rebel groups after a week-long adjournment to pick up discussions on ways to reach a comprehensive settlement, according to a United Nations spokesperson. Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar,…

Humanitarian Situation in Liberia Over recent weeks fighting in and around Monrovia has caused thousands of people to flee within the city. Following the breakdown of the peace talks and ceasefire two weeks ago, heavy fighting resumed between 23 and…

SC/7810 Security Council 4784th Meeting (AM) As there could be no real peace without an end to impunity, perpetrators of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be brought to justice, the Security Council was told this…

The offer by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo of "asylum" to President Charles Taylor not only flouts international law but does nothing to further a just and lasting peace in Liberia, Amnesty International said today. President Taylor has been indicted by the…

Geneva, July 7, 2003 - Liberian Church leaders report that President Charles Taylor has told them that he is prepared to "step down any day, anytime", depending on the deployment of a peace keeping force. A Liberian-based partner of the…

The ICRC's Red Cross message network in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the largest in the world. It's one of many activities carried out in the country's conflict areas that extend well beyond Bunia, and include North…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background Armed conflict in northern Uganda combined with violent looting and cattle raids by Karamojong pastoralists in the east have…

Current situation: Liberians have lived with insecurity and fear since December 1989, when civil war broke out in the country. Despite a short break in hostilities between 1997 and 1999, during which elections were held and President Charles Taylor…