Reports

HIGHLIGHTS The Transitional Government, headed by Chairman Gyude Bryant, has announced the reduction in prices of consumer commodities such as rice, fuel and petroleum products. See below for more details. WFP and UNJLC have initiated discussions with the authorities at Spriggs Payne…

S/2003/1069I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1479 (2003) of 13 May 2003, the Security Council established the United Nations Mission in Côte d'Ivoire (MINUCI), for an initial period of six months. The Council requested me to report…

PIO/MONUC En coopération avec les autorités militaires des Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) du Sud-Kivu, la MONUC s'est rendue samedi 1er novembre 2003 à Minembwe où elle a rencontré Patrick Masunzu et Aaron Nyamushebwa, des chefs…

By Yulu Kabamba In cooperation with the military leaders of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) in South Kivu, MONUC team flew Saturday 1st November 2003 to Minembwe where it met with Patrick Masunzu and Aaron Nyamushebwa, both active military chiefs…

NAIROBI, 3 November (IRIN) - UN troops intervened on Friday to stop fighting in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between two militia groups, the Union des Patriotes Congolais (UPC) and the Parti pour l'Unité, la Solidarité et l'Intégrité du…

I. Introduction 1. Recent conflicts have shown that coordination between humanitarian actors on one side and military actors on the other side is essential for the timely and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance and to help ensure the protection of…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in the Central African Republic. A summary is presented below. The Database and the country profile can be accessed at www.idpproject.org, or…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND Armed conflict in northern and eastern Uganda combined with violent looting and cattle raids by Karamojong pastoralists in the East have…

HIGHLIGHTS Following last week's handover of power to the new Liberian government headed by Gyude Bryant, new government Ministers have been elected. The names of these senior officials from the key Ministries are given below. One of the first policies adopted…

(Monrovia, Monday, 20 October 2003). On Saturday, the United Nations undertook a rapid assessment mission to Voinjama (Lofa County), a LURD controlled city located on Liberia's Northern border with Guinea - the first international mission to that city in…