Reports

Text: Kent Page, UNICEF Regional Communication Officer, Western & Central Africa Region, Dakar Situation Overview: West Africa today finds itself at a critical juncture, particularly amongst the countries affected by the ongoing Ivory Coast Sub-Regional Crisis. Cross-border violent conflict, ethnic bitterness…

29 March - 6 April 2004 GENERAL SITUATION 1. Highlights Public School Student in Violent Demonstration A demonstration by hundreds of Public School students on 2 April resulted in damages to public and private schools and temporary disruption of normal…

The civil war and genocide that ravaged Rwanda prior to 1994 left Rwandans with an unstable government, economy, and society. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been working with the Government of Rwanda and others for more…

Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for International Development will represent the British Government in Rwanda on 7 April to officially commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. He will join the commemoration at Gisozi and at the National Stadium.…

By Andrei Neacsu, in Kigali Ever since she was repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998, Vadiq has been cared for by the Red Cross. After 12 months in a transition centre run by the Belgian Red…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Environ 1,4 million IDPs vivent dans les provinces des Kivu, la province du Maniema et au Nord Katanga dont 73% sont accessibles mais seulement 45 % sont…

This report* does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights 1.4 million IDPs are estimated to be living in the Kivus and Maniema Provinces and Northern Katanga, 73% of whom are accessible but only 45% assisted:…

Executive Summary As a result of the ongoing conflict in Darfur, thousands of Sudanese have fled their country to seek refuge in neighbouring Chad. The exact number of refugees, who are scattered along a 600 km stretch…

15th - 31st March 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS Political tensions culminated on Thursday the 25th March when the protest march planned by opposition parties pushing for the full implementation of the Linas Marcoussis peace accord, was violently disrupted by President…

1 APRIL 2004, N'DJAMENA - Some 110,000 Sudanese refugees, the majority children and women, have recently fled into Chad's remote and forbidding eastern desert region following brutal attacks on their villages. "We had to run from our village when they attacked…