Reports

SC/8404 Security Council 5194th Meeting (AM) Resolution 1603 (2005) Adopted Unanimously; Requests of High Representative to Monitor Presidential, Legislative Elections The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and that of the French…

23 May 2005 - 30 May 2005 A. General Situation Highlights - 1.2 Million Liberians registered to vote for upcoming 11 October Elections The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced during its regular press briefing in Monrovia on 24 May 2005 that 1.2 million…

GA/AB/3676 Fifty-ninth General Assembly Fifth Committee 52nd Meeting (AM) Commending the Special Court for Sierra Leone for bringing to justice those bearing the greatest responsibility for the terrible crimes committed in that country, several speakers in the Fifth Committee (Administrative…

URGENT NEEDS FOR REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH FIGHTING FORCES (CAFFs) 11,780 children associated with fighting forces that have been disarmed, demobilised and reunited with their families (except for 36), desperately need schooling and vocational training At least…

April 27-May 4, 2005 A. General Situation Highlights 1. Annual Technical Meeting in Copenhagen 2. Electoral Official Says Persons on UN Travel Ban Cannot Contest Elections UN chief Jacques Klein departs, saying much still to be done The head of the UN Mission…

In Brief Appeal No.: 01.43/2004 - http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?annual04/014304.pdf Appeal target: CHF 2,024,065 (USD 1,520,363 or EUR 1,303,099) Appeal coverage: 60.4% Appeal 2005: Democratic Republic of the Congo no. 05AA035 - http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_appeals.pl?annual05/05AA035.pdf Overall analysis of the programme In broad terms, the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic…

A. General Situation Highlights 1. Voter registration starts in Liberia on 25 April until 21 May 2005 2. To date the number of IDPs who have received return assistance from the Humanitarian Community is about 110,000 civilians. 3. World Food Programme (WFP) reveals the…

Survivors of rape living in refugee camps in eastern Chad currently have almost no access to assistance. The response to gender-based violence (GBV) is underdeveloped and inadequate. Given the widespread use of rape as a weapon war in Darfur,…

Commission on Human Rights AFTERNOON Extends Mandate of Independent Expertfor Democratic Republic of the Congo The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon adopted two resolutions on the protection of human rights in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired…

A. General Situation Highlights 1. LIBERIA: No money to finance AIDS survey 2. US$3,6 million for RR of ex-combatants 3. UNHCR-UNDP to implement 27 projects in Lofa LIBERIA: No Funds to finance AIDS survey UNAIDS estimates the HIV prevalence rate in Liberia at 5.9 percent of…