Reports

AFR/775, IHA/833 NEW YORK, 28 November (OCHA) - Humanitarian efforts to reach people in need throughout Liberia continued this week, passing two milestones. For the first time in 14 years, electricity was supplied to central Monrovia, and when a humanitarian…

General Situation I. Highlights The National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (NCDDRR) is holding its first meeting on 27 November. The NCDDRR is mandated to provide policy guidance to the joint Implementation Unit and coordinate all DDRR activities. It includes representatives…

Executive Summary Over a year since the outbreak of the armed insurrection in Côte d'Ivoire, the situation remains uncertain. Diplomatic efforts have recently been increased in an effort to break the political deadlock. The overall humanitarian situation, particularly in the…

GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights Following the launch of the Liberia Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) 2004 in Ottawa, Canada, on 19 November, a local launch was organized in Monrovia on 20 November. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) together…

GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights An OCHA-led meeting took place 17 November among local NGOs, in support of the creation of a local NGO umbrella organization, the Liberian NGO network, representing 150 local NGOs. The aim of the meeting was to finalize…

SUMMARYStill recovering Sierra Leoneans are still recovering from an eleven-year conflict that devastated much of the country and brought much suffering to its people. More than half of the population was displaced, economic activities were severely disrupted and…

7 Oct - 13 Nov 2003 Overview The needs of the population especially in the west, north and buffer zones are still higher than what humanitarian organisations can provide in terms of aid. Only a political solution can solve the crisis…

GENERAL SITUATIONI. Highlights a. A United Nations Special Diplomatic Briefing for Liberia was held on 7 November with participants from DFID (UK), EU, USAID, Canada, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, USA, China, Lebanon and Ghana. A presentation was…

The Federal Foreign Office has made available 500,000 euro from its humanitarian aid budget to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to care for Liberian refugees in Côte d'Ivoire. There are estimated to be approximately 73,000 refugees,…

On 4 November the inhabitants of Kisangani came out to greet an ICRC-chartered barge that had set off from Kinshasa on 26 September and had been expected since the end of October. The cargo consisted mainly of supplies for…