Reports

Interview from the RAISE Conference KAMPALA, Uganda - Woloquoi Davis was just seven years old when the conflict in Liberia broke out. Rebels slaughtered his uncle and grand uncle before his very eyes. Forced to flee for his life, along…

Goma - 'Rape as a weapon of war has become a defining characteristic of the armed conflicts in the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of Congo in particular,' said Ambassador Liberata Mulamula at the opening of a…

Highlights FAFN ex-combatants demonstrate again in Bouaké Four generals discuss DDR issues Protest Disgruntled demobilized ex-combatants of the Armed Forces of the Forces Nouvelles (FAFN) demonstrated again today in Bouaké. They were protesting again about the non-payment of their monthly allowance of 90,000FCFA (approx…

The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has built a new safe house for survivors of sexual violence in the capital, Monrovia, and helped refurbish a former jail to ease overcrowding in the West African country's prison system. The safe…

UNMIL | PR 55 Monrovia, Liberia - A new safe house, built by the United Nations Mission in Liberia, (UNMIL) for survivors and victims of sexual and gender-based violence has been handed over to the Liberian non-governmental organisation, THINK, (Touching…

Sous l'initiative et le financement du Fonds de Développement des Nations Unies pour les Femmes (UNIFEM), du Fonds des Nations Unies pour la Population, du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies aux Droits de l'Homme, de la Mission des Nations…

Highlights - Security planning team for elections to be set up - PDSRSG praises BANBATT peacekeepers - UNOCI and Electoral Commission to train field staff Military UNOCI's Force Commander, General Fernand Amoussou yesterday told journalists that a planning team to ensure security on Cote d'Ivoire's…

Overview April and May proved to be particularly insecure months in eastern Chad, with several casualties among the humanitarian community and several partners being forced to scale back or suspend their work due to security concerns. The Head of Mission…

If there was one evil on earth that nations, peoples and individuals were facing, it was that of human trafficking, Srgjan Kerim, President of the General Assembly, said at a Headquarters press conference this morning. Speaking as he introduced the…

IRC HELPS RETURNEES REBUILD THEIR HOMES IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC The IRC has launched a program that will rehabilitate 2,500 houses for people returning to their villages in the Central African Republic (CAR) after nearly two years of displacement. IRC teams…