Reports

(12 June, 2003, Abidjan): Some 30 UN personnel arrived in Abidjan yesterday through an emergency evacuation carried out by French forces from Monrovia. The UN was forced to evacuate staff after fighting between the Liberian government forces and LURD rebels…

Monrovia/New York: June 6, 2003: The situation in Liberia's capital is increasingly chaotic, with thousands of displaced people arriving, the international medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported today. Since yesterday, tens of thousands of displaced people…

May 2003 1. Summary In a context of hope for a reunified country and a new era of transition and reconstruction, the humanitarian community continues to fight its "forgotten battle" against the ongoing atrocities and its consequences on…

May 2003 Overview The humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region remains of serious concern. Over recent months, even positive political developments in peace processes appear to have had little impact on the ground, and the situation in…

May 2003 1. OVERVIEW / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There has been significant progress in the implementation of the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Accords, marked by the signature of various peace agreements and, most recently, the smooth transition in presidential…

NAIROBI, 2 June (IRIN) - The first full-scale humanitarian evaluation of the entire Pool region of the Republic of Congo since the outbreak of civil unrest in March 2002 is currently underway. The inter-agency mission, comprised of several UN bodies and…

NAIROBI, 2 juin (IRIN) - La première évaluation humanitaire à grande échelle menée sur l'ensemble de la région du Pool, en République du Congo, depuis le début des troubles civils en mars 2002, a débuté le 29 mai. La mission…

MONROVIA, 26 May (IRIN) - The United States government has urged its citizens to leave Liberia in view of escalating fighting between the government and rebels, the US Charge d'Affairs in Monrovia, Christopher Datta, said on Monday. The announcement created…

NAIROBI, 22 May 2003 (IRIN) - The town of Bunia, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), remains "tense" amidst concern for the safety of internally displaced people in camps, the UN said on Wednesday. "There have been reports…

United Nations staff and local Red Cross workers have recovered close to 280 corpses as an uneasy quiet settles over the town of Bunia, site of a brutal inter-ethnic power struggle that has gripped north-eastern Democratic Republic of the…