Reports

Says Inadequate Planning, Troops, and Funding Threaten Peace Process This week's deadly riots in Monrovia by ex-combatants dissatisfied with the new U.N. disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan underscore the urgent need to rapidly review and modify the program. "We see value in…

S/2003/1146 I. Introduction 1. Since my previous report to the Security Council on the situation in and relating to Burundi, of 18 November 2002 (S/2002/1259), there have been a number of positive developments in the country and in…

HIGHLIGHTS The Humanitarian Operations Centre (HOC) commenced its services as an Operations Centre on 19 November. The official opening ceremony will take place on 1 December. Electricity has been restored to parts of Monrovia for the first time in 10 years. Details…

New York: 24 November 2003 - A recent humanitarian assessment mission to Walikale territory of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), some 100 km from the border with Rwanda, found great humanitarian needs among the population there. Though…

HIGHLIGHTS The Humanitarian Operations Centre (HOC) commenced its services as an Operations Centre on 19 November. Services provided by the Centre include Logistics Coordination-Movement Control, Civil-Military Coordination, Security, Humanitarian Information, and the government liaison by the Liberian Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission…

SUMMARYDire situation The Liberian people have suffered a worsening humanitarian situation due to escalating conflict and a recent surge of fighting in their country. During this fighting, civilians were direct targets of warfare. People reported gross violations of…

SUMMARYCatastrophe The people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to suffer intensely from over five years of war that has left trails of death and destruction throughout the country. People in eastern Congo are worst affected…

S/2003/1098 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1493 (2003) of 28 July 2003, by which the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

(New York: 14 November 2003): Today, the Under Secretary General for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, left Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the town of Baraka in South Kivu, where a huge crowd had…

NAIROBI, 12 November (IRIN) - On 2 September 2003, Jan Egeland of Norway began work as UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, succeeding Kenzo Oshima. Egeland has 25 years of experience in humanitarian affairs, human rights and peace…