Reports

June 2000 Foreword In late 1999 - when the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) drafted the Appeal for 2000 - there was little or no humanitarian access to the affected interior in the south of the Republic of…

The year 2000 has become a tremendous opportunity in Congo (Brazzaville) - a chance to begin re-building a durable peace. In late 1999 there was little humanitarian access to the affected interior, where most of over…

SUMMARY The humanitarian community in Sierra Leone is extremely concerned about the growing instability in some parts of the country, which continues to trigger large population displacements and to reduce humanitarian access to those in need. Nearly…

Press release, Freetown, 5 June 2000 - The international humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is deeply concerned that international attention in Sierra Leone focused on the United Nations forces - has neglected the plight of the civilian population. The…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org DRC: Government pulls out of preparatory meeting for dialogue The facilitator of the inter-Congolese dialogue, former Botswana president…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires - IRIN Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tél: +254 2 622 147 Fax: +254 2 622 129 E-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org RDC: Le gouvernement se retire de la réunion préliminaire au dialogue Le médiateur pour le dialogue…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for Central and Eastern Africa Tel: +254 2 622147 Fax: +254 2 622129 e-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org DRC: Katanga malnutrition and suffering highlighted A joint mission at the weekend by the DRC Ministry of Health,…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires - IRIN Pour l'Afrique Centrale et de l'Est Tél: +254 2 622147 Fax: + 254 2 622129 E-mail: irin@ocha.unon.org REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO: Malnutrition et souffrance confirmées au Katanga Une mission menée conjointement ce week-end par le…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated January 28, 1998. BACKGROUND Sierra Leone has been embroiled in a civil crisis since 1991. Warring…

Kinshasa, le 23 mai 2000 Dans une large hutte qui fait office d'église chaque dimanche, des nattes sont disposées de façon manifestement trop éparse pour contenir le nombre de personnes présentes. Beaucoup d'adultes sont représentés par leurs enfants : quasiment…