Reports

Simona Pari (06.09.2007) Tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their homes since last week, due to the increasingly intense conflict in Nord Kivu province. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) calls on the government and the other parties to the…

Fears of the international community in North Kivu, as reflected in the up-dated Contingency Plan for the province from July 2007, have started to materialize. The intense confrontations in Masisi last week mark a new reality in the province.…

GOMA / GENEVA, 6 September 2007 Since last week, tens of thousands of people have been fleeing their homes due to the increasingly intense conflict in Nord Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) calls…

Dakar, 5 septembre 2007 : Le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) organise, du 4 au 5 septembre 2007 à Dakar (Hôtel Ngor Diarama), son atelier annuel sur la préparation de l'Appel de Fonds…

(New York/Kinshasa, 4 September 2007): In Kinshasa today, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. John Holmes, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with whom he discussed the current situation in Kivus, the protection of…

HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENTS Subsequently to heavy rain during the night of 21 to 22 August in the area of Koukou, 67 households from the local community and six families located in the IDP site of Habile I lost their homes due…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) Note: The last situation report was dated July 27, 2007. BACKGROUND In 2007, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement, and insecurity countrywide. During more than two…

Summary The present report, prepared pursuant to the provisions of Security Council resolution 1612 (2005), is presented to the Council as the second country report on the situation of children and armed conflict in Côte d'Ivoire. It covers the period from…

In this issue: - Flood victims in West Darfur isolated by insecurity and impassable roads - Slightly improved but lopsided funding to Consolidated Appeals in Central and East Africa - Darfur militias to meet in Tanzania, but the outcome is uncertain …

DARFUR July has seen three important developments, which may have an impact on the overall context and humanitarian situation in Darfur. First, the Special Envoys for Darfur of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have invited members of Darfur's non-signatory…