Reports

S/2004/228 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1492 (2003) of 18 July 2003, by which the Council requested me to report at regular intervals on progress made on the benchmarks that should guide the drawdown…

7 - 15 March 2004 GENERAL SITUATION 1. Highlights A Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Survey will be conducted by WFP in Nimba County from 11 to 21 March 2004. The overall objective of the survey is to identify the extent of…

1st - 15th March 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS Political tensions have heightened as a result of FN's (Forces Nouvelles) announcement that it would not disarm until elections scheduled for Oct 2005 are conducted. One of Côte d'Ivoire's two main opposition…

S/2004/200 I. Introduction 1. The increasing use and proliferation of mercenaries, child soldiers and small arms account for much of the instability in the West African subregion. This is not an exhaustive list of such problems. The culture of impunity, the…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights Approximately 35,000 IDPs and more than 100,000 returnees identified in Mahagi Territory, Ituri District. No improvements reported in sexual violence against women this week in DRC amid…

UNICEF HUMANITARIAN ACTION GUINEA Over 100,000 Guinean workers return to Guinea from Côte d'Ivoire during last year, over 50,000 totally dependent on host communities and humanitarian aid for their subsistence Refugee numbers climb to over 110,000 in Guinea…

UNICEF NEEDS US$ 11 MILLION TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT'S RECOVERY PROGRAMME IN 2004 375,000 children (aged 6-12) do not have access to school Strengthen Immunisation in 600 Primary Health Units 148,000 insecticide-treated bed nets 1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In-country security…

16th February - 1st March 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS The UN Security Council met on Friday 27th February and adopted resolution S/2004/146 establishing the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as of 4th April 2004, when authority will be…

SC/8012 Security Council 4918th Meeting (AM) Secretary-General Commends Decision; 6,240 Strong Force to Be Deployed as of 4 April The Security Council this morning, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, established the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) for an…

By Yulu Kabamba MONUC dispatched a multidisciplinary team on February 19th and 20th to verify allegations of the massacres against civilian populations in Kabongo, North Katanga. The team, comprised of Human Rights, Political Affairs and Child Protection officers as well as…