Assessments

Under the mandate of the Kimberley Process, Global Witness carried out an independent review of the Sierra Leone certification process, established under UNSC resolution 1306. The purpose of the review was to ascertain the effectiveness of…

Regional - The humanitarian situation Although there are some hopeful signs for peace in some countries, the Great Lakes Region and Central Africa continues to be an area of armed conflicts. They continue to provoke a humanitarian…

Seasonably dry conditions prevail. The 2000 rice paddy production is estimated at 144 000 tonnes, compared with a pre-war (1988) figure of 259 000 tonnes. The area planted to rice in the year 2000 was estimated at 135 000…

Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Reflecting a good harvest in 2000 and a record crop in 1999, the overall food supply situation is satisfactory and markets are generally well supplied, except in the south-east where rebel incursions from Sierra Leone…

An inter-agency rapid evaluation team went to Rutana Commune on 3 April 2001. The mission was comprised of CRS, IMC (Focal Point for Rutana) and OCHA. Given the tenuous security situation, tight travel limitations and state of the roads, the…

Joint report, UN Agencies The current nutrition crisis results from the conjunction of crises - food insecurity and malnutrition, disease epidemics and a socio-economic crisis. In response to this multidimensional problem, the United Nations has developed a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach to…

After a succession of reduced crops, the output of the recently harvested 2001 A season crops is estimated to be satisfactory. A recent locallyorganized FAO/WFP/UNICEF Assessment Mission estimated food production at 85 000 tonnes of cereals, 68 000 tonnes…

Preliminary indications are that food output of the recently harvested 2001 A season crop is at around or slightly lower than the good level of last year. Despite a delay to the start of the rainy season, precipitation was…

Seasonably dry conditions prevail. A reduced rice crop has been harvested in 2000 as planted areas were significantly below the previous year's level due to a resurgence of civil strife in early May, the critical planting period. Due to…

The food supply situation continues to deteriorate due to persistent insecurity. Intensified fighting, particularly in eastern parts, has further disrupted all economic and agricultural activities and resulted in fresh waves of population displacements. The number of IDPs is currently estimated…