Rapports

Humanitarian Editorial Despite the change in president, fighting has continued in parts of the country. There is little doubt that though a few may have benefited, the large majority of civilians continue to suffer, and providing humanitarian assistance remains difficult for the…

World Vision faces an increasingly challenging relief effort as fighting erupts, forcing massive movements of civilians toward the city and government troops towards the Bomi area. The few IDPs who returned to their former camps were seen today to…

Switzerland has increased its official humanitarian assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a supplementary contribution of SFr. 1.2 million to support the activities of its partner organizations in the east of the country. The credit is to…

For several days at the beginning of June ICRC surgical staff worked day and night to deal with hundreds of wounded as violence flared in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. Although the situation has since calmed down, great needs remain…

Impact of Crisis in Liberia on Guinea OCHA Guinea and humanitarian partners continue to monitor the situation along the Guinean-Liberian border. No significant increase in influx has been registered so far and UNHCR reports that while some 250 Ivorians have…

I. Military/Political Developments Current -- The number of armed gangs raiding homes and looting has increased over the last two days in Duala and New crew town suburbs of Monrovia. IDPs in camps of Seighbeh, VOA and Plumkor have reported…

Monrovia, Liberia (Merlin) - 200,000 internally displaced people (IDP) are now sheltering in makeshift camps in Monrovia and hundreds more continue to flood in daily to receive emergency medical treatment, despite the recent ceasefire between government forces and Lurd rebels…

World Vision Liberia today started to distribute food at the D. Tweh High School, where there are 9,524 registered beneficiaries, while WFP also alerted World Vision of the presence of over 500 beneficiaries at the VOA camp, one of…

La situation dans l'Est de la République Démocratique du Congo commence à mobiliser, par sa gravité, la communauté internationale. Alors que les soldats de l'opération " Artémis ", dont l'essentiel des effectifs et le commandement sont assumés par la…

Between 18 and 19 June, the ICRC distributed almost 100 tonnes of food (maize, flour, peas, oil and salt) and non-food aid (soap, blankets, mats and plastic sheeting) to the over 14,000 people who had sought refuge in the…