Reports

SAN PEDRO, Côte d'Ivoire, May 19 (UNHCR) - Hundreds of stranded Liberian refugees have been found off the Ivorian coast, where their boat went adrift after developing engine problems on the way back to Liberia. The boat, Dona Elvira, started…

11-18 May 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights Former GoL militias cause havoc in Paynesville On 17 May, one person was killed when hundreds of former Government of Liberia fighters staged violent protests that brought economic activities to a standstill in the Paynesville Red Light…

26th April- 17th May 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS On the 3rd May, Radio France Internationale (RFI) published, on its website, an unofficial copy of the report of the commission of inquiry on the events connected with the…

26 avril au 17 mai 2004 1. EVENEMENTS/POINTS MAJEURS Le 3 mai, Radio France Internationale (RFI) a publié, sur son site Web, une copie non-officielle du rapport de la commission d'enquête sur les événements liés à la marche…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS OCHA RDC facilite l'élaboration du plan de contingence pour les provinces du Nord-Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Maniema, district d'Ituri et Nord Katanga. A la demande du Groupe Restreint de Suivi…

BAHAI, CHAD - May. 14, 2004 Hadiya Beshir Issa and her 15-month-old daughter Munira wait in the shade outside an International Rescue Committee health facility in Bahai, a desolate village in eastern Chad along the northern border with Sudan. They…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: the last situation report was dated April 1, 2004. BACKGROUND Since 1993, armed conflict in Burundi has claimed 300,000 lives and displaced…

SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS Security Overview The internal security situation within Sierra Leone remains calm. However, the underlying economic problems of rising prices, high unemployment, and high levels of poverty, mixed with frequent allegations of corruption at all levels of government are all…

4 - 11 May 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights UNAMSIL head visits Liberia The Head of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone, Mr. Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago, concluded his mission to Liberia this week aimed at exploring ways for strengthening collaboration among UN…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 11 May 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Although our team…