Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The information presented in this document represents best estimates of the number of displaced, refugees and vulnerable populations throughout the Great Lakes Region. Sources of information include UN agencies, NGOs, the Red Cross family, central…

Presidents of Top UN Bodies at 'Launching' of 1,500-Page Statement of Country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission ECOSOC/6140 GA/10287 SC/8227 Meeting to Mark Publication of Report of Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission PM Meeting Launching the final publication of the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation…

UNHCR Facilitates More Refugee Return The third organized road convoy movement of some 235 Liberian returnees from Sierra Leone arrived on 22 October through the Bo Waterside entry point. The returnees were given medical treatment, hot meals, a two-month complementary…

Si à l'ouest de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) des tensions politiques ont pu s'apaiser au courant du mois de septembre, l'Est du pays demeure marqué par une instabilité inquiétante. I. Des facteurs concourant à la normalisation de la…

A. General Situation Highlights Subsequent to the review of the RFTF and donor meeting recently held in Washington, DC, a Master Plan is in preparation to provide a comprehensive strategy and activities for the integration and resettlement of IDPs, refugees and…

8-15 October 2004 A. General Situation Highlights UNMIL facilitates discussions on repatriation of Sierra Leonean ex-combatants in Liberia During the reporting period, a team from UNMIL returned from Sierra Leone where they held discussions with the Sierra Leonean Government, UNAMSIL and other relevant…

1. Introduction In September 2003, following allegations of widespread and systematic rape by combatants in the armed conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), Amnesty International (AI) decided to send two researchers to the capital, Bangui, to…

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS An important deadline (30th September) concerning the legislation reform envisaged under the Accra III Agreement was not met. The special session of the Ivorian parliament, summoned on the 11th August to legislate the reform package, was brought…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES Japanese Government to assist Burundi IDPs and returnees On 1 October, the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the UN announced some 109 million yen (US $999,000) in aid through the Trust Fund for Human Security, for assistance to…

Program Description The Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) promotes the revitalization of war-torn communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by: increasing the number of war-affected youth who are reintegrated into their host communities; and increasing local, provincial, and…