Rapports

Bunyakiri Health Zone, South Kivu Province, January 16, 2004 -- Despite a recent ceasefire to end the deadliest war in Africa's history, eastern DRC remains overrun by numerous armed rebel groups and militias, plundering gold, diamonds and valuable minerals, terrorizing,…

RESUME La situation alimentaire est globalement bonne dans le pays à l'exception des sous-préfectures d'Am dam, de Biltine, de Djedda et de Haraze Djombo. Dans ces régions, la production céréalière est en dessous de la moyenne. La…

10 -15 January 2004 GENERAL SITUATION 1. DDRR During a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission (JMC), on Monday 12 January the three warring parties indicated that necessary security arrangements must be put in place prior to a re-commencement of the DDRR…

N'DJAMENA - Conflict in the three states of Darfur (Western Sudan) has brought a humanitarian crisis to the Chadian border, with displacement and disruption for around one million people, according to the United Nations World Food Programme. About 95,000 refugees…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Assistance to storm victims in Bubanza province On 8 January, UNICEF distributed plastic sheeting, cooking sets, blankets and buckets to 102 families (approximately 500 people) in Mpanda commune, in the north-western province of Bubanza. A number of houses and…

About 90,000 Sudanese refugees are presently estimated to be in Chad along the border with Sudan, with the highest concentration between the border towns of Adré and Tiné. These movements started in July 2003 and continue…

In brief The MPs' association for prevention and peaceful conflict resolution in the Great Lakes Region, Amani (peace) forum (including Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi,) held its General Assembly in Bujumbura. [2nd] Mr Alpha Oumar Konaré, Chairman for the AU…

General Situation I.Highlights A high-level summit on the needs assessment for the Liberia Reconstruction Conference was held 8 January in Monrovia. The Result-Focused Transition Framework document, which was submitted for endorsement by the Liberian Government, covers the current transition period and the…

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 situation report was dated December 18, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles Taylor launched…

The Desert Locust situation has deteriorated further and is a cause for concern in West and Northwest Africa and in Saudi Arabia. Large numbers of hopper bands are present in Mauritania and to a lesser extent in Mali, Niger,…