Rapports

Increase of ammunition movement in Sierra Leone There have been unconfirmed reports of ammunition movement in the country. This has been widely attributed to the ongoing disarmament programme in Liberia. Fighting forces from Liberia are reported to be crossing over the…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) is taking the responsibility for the establishment and management of a camp for 20,000 refugees at Treguine, in Eastern Chad, near the two existing UNHCR camps in the…

KEY ISSUES OF CONCERN Security Council passes resolution over Darfur The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on 30 July 2004 paving the way for action against the Sudanese government in 30 days if it does not make progress on…

Humanitarian Activities 1 Update on meningitis epidemic Following the meningitis epidemic reported in Burundi's northern provinces, UNICEF and WHO continued to support the Government of Burundi (GoB) to fight a meningitis epidemic through treatment of patients (24 cases confirmed last week)…

HPN Network Paper - Commissioned and published by the Humanitarian Practice Network at ODI Introduction The Great Lakes region of East and Central Africa is naturally blessed: two rainy seasons a year give it great agricultural potential, lakes and rivers provide…

Summary of published paper1 A recent religious/ethnic conflict in northern Nigeria provided a rare opportunity to investigate the effects of displacement on the growth and body composition of the children of families that were forced to migrate. In September 2001,…

I. RESUME De bonnes conditions climatiques consacrent le démarrage effectif et satisfaisant de l'hivernage 2004/05 dans les principales zones agricoles. L'écart entre les quantités de pluies enregistrées en Juillet 2004 et leur moyenne historique indique une pluviométrie globalement excédentaire au Sahel.…

RéSUMé ET IMPLICATIONS La situation alimentaire des ménages ruraux et urbains est relativement satisfaisante, en cette période de soudure, dans la majeure partie du pays. Néanmoins, un début de hausse significative des prix des céréales et du riz, incompatible avec…

Summary of internal evaluation By Anna Taylor, Nutrition Advisor, SC UK Save the Children UK (SC UK) began implementing emergency health and nutrition interventions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1998, with initial activities in North and South Kivu…

Summary of published research1 Sierra Leone suffers from endemic and pervasive poverty due to long periods of economic decline and mismanagement. The 10-year civil war has further exacerbated the depth and severity of poverty. As a result, malnutrition rates are…