Rapports

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 30,000 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 its millions of volunteers are active in over…

General Situation The inter-Agency and NGOs mission to Harper has ended its assessment and is now returning to Monrovia. Preliminary findings show that the situation is relatively calm. The airstrip and port remain in good working order, although there is…

Latest report on ICRC activities in the field GENERAL SITUATION Ecomil troops managed to deploy outside Monrovia at the end of last week, but renewed fighting between Liberian government troops and the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) delayed the deployment…

General Daily reports of very low intensity fighting in the country continue. Over the past week there have been reported hostilities in the town of Kakata. This fighting has caused some movement of an unknown number of internally displaced people and…

Situation This new appeal extends an appeal (# 6466) issued February 2003 and focuses on meeting the needs of civilians in the aftermath of recent fighting in and around Monrovia between rebel forces, known as LURD, and the Liberian army,…

The 10-month armed crisis in Côte d'Ivoire has displaced more than 500,000 people, mainly those from Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea. The crisis in Liberia further de-stabilises the sub-region, aggravating the plight of people trapped between the…

GENERAL SITUATION Monrovia continues to be relatively calm although there have been reports of skirmishes in other parts of the country. The UN has continued to expand its humanitarian operations. On 12 September, using a WFP boat an inter-Agency mission…

Appeal No. 05/2003; Launched on: 13 February 2003 for 3 months for CHF 1,056,000 (USD 773,934 or EUR 718,672) to assist 18,000 beneficiaries. Budget was revised to CHF 721,000 as of April 15. Appeal coverage: 28.9% Disaster Relief Emergency Fund…

Population Indicators: Total population in thousands (2001): 1,227 Population under 18 in thousands (2001): 612 Population under 5 in thousands (2001): 215 Annual number of births in thousands (2001): 55 Nutrition Indicators: Infants with low-birth weight (1995-2000): 20% Children exclusively breast-fed (<6 months): 37% Breastfed…

Humanitarian Activities 1. UN agencies joint team investigates reports of fighting in west United Nations humanitarian agencies have rushed a joint assessment team to western Burundi following reports that civilians had fled rebel fighting in Bubanza Province. The UN Humanitarian agencies in…