Reports

KEY DEVELOPMENTS The Government of Sudan is accusing NGOs of partiality, and specifically two NGOs of supporting rebels in Darfur. OCHA will be seeking guidance from the UN Country Team on how this issue should be addressed. The reports on the…

DARFUR, 17 May 2004 - The one million people displaced from their homes in Sudan's Darfur region are at grave risk, with child malnutrition above 20 per cent overall, and as high as 80 per cent in some localities.…

Overview An OCHA Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer in Nyala was deported from South Darfur. This is unacceptable treatment for UN staff. Requests have been made for an investigation to be carried out and for the staff member to be reinstated…

1.0 Highlights The number of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) requiring assistance has risen from 1.1 million in the beginning of April to approximately 2 million at the beginning of May. Follow-up assessments in many areas are revealing that people are now…

KEY ISSUES OF CONCERN Annan urges Al Bashir to disarm militia UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged President Omar Al Bashir to disarm Janjaweed militia and to improve the access of humanitarian workers to those uprooted from their homes, Annan's spokesman…

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 181 countries. In Brief Period covered: February to…

BACKGROUND The humanitarian emergency in Darfur is a direct result of violence and harassment directed toward the Fur, Zaghawa, and Masaalit civilian groups by Government of Sudan (GOS) forces and GOS-supported militia groups collectively known as Jingaweit. In early 2003, 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 April 1, 2004. BACKGROUND Since 1993, armed conflict in Burundi has claimed 300,000 lives and displaced…

Highlights Serious clan fighting broke out in Mogadishu on 9th May and escalated throughout the week, with reports of more than 60 deaths and over 200 injured. Agencies have identified ongoing needs of the drought-affected communities in Sool, Sanaag and parts…

ADVOCACY & PROMOTION OF CHILDREN'S & WOMEN'S RIGHTS Child Protection Child Protection Assessment Tool Training Training on the Child Protection Assessment (CPA) Tool was conducted in Rumbek, Lokichoggio and Nairobi. Approximately sixty staff from OLS and non-OLS agencies and local authorities took part in…