Reports

January to June 2000PART I. GREAT LAKES REGION AND CENTRAL AFRICA **1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY** The humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) continues to deteriorate as political and military activities take precedence in the priorities of the…

SUMMARY The renewed fighting has substantially increased the suffering of people in Sierra Leone, at a time when the capacity of humanitarian agencies to respond to new emergencies is limited. Two months after the resumption of hostilities,…

INTRODUCTION 1.) OVERVIEW - POLITICAL, SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Gaining Humanitarian Access: A continuing Challenge The DDR Factor The UNAMSIL Factor 2.) THE PEACE PROCESS- Is time running out? - A humanitarian perspective 3.) CRITICAL AREAS OF NEED Rehabilitation of water and sanitation…

Medical agency Merlin will this week distribute survival kits to families made homeless by severe flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of people are at risk from disease in Kinshasa, DRC's capital city. Water from the River…

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000 November 1999 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The current humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) and Central Africa is worsening. The fragility of the peace process is apparent as violence against civilian population continues and…

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000 November 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With vigorous support from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the United Nations (UN) and the International community, the Lomé Peace Accord brought the civil war in Sierra Leone to…

JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000 November 1999 FOREWORD This Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal was prepared before the tragic events of 12 October 1999 when two United Nations staff members were killed in an ambush in Rutana Province in southeastern Burundi, along…

JULY 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The outbreak of fighting in Bissau between 31 January and 7 May 1999 in Bissau, ended with the ouster of President Vieira and a significant alteration of the political landscape of Guinea-Bissau. The Abuja…

JANUARY - JUNE 1999THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANY EXTERNAL CHANGES ON THE HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME The humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes Region continued to deteriorate. The regional war being fought in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

JANUARY - JUNE 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The general situation in Sierra Leone during the reporting period was characterised by both dire humanitarian needs and hope for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. While the escalation of conflict in…