Rwanda
Ten years ago this week some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in the genocide that broke out on April 6th, the worst planned ethnic killing since the Holocaust fifty years prior. The events of 1994 ripped through…
Liberia + 1 more
RI Advocate Sarah Martin recently returned from a mission to West Africa. Like many women in Sierra Leone, Ami (not her real name), a Sierra Leonean refugee living in Liberia, was inducted into a "secret society" at puberty. She…
Rwanda
"During the genocide, the militia at the barriers said they would protect me, but instead they kept me and raped me in their homes. One militia member would keep me for two or three days, and then another would…
Liberia
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…
Rwanda
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…
Liberia
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: The last situation report was dated February 3, 2004. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles…
Côte d'Ivoire + 3 more
UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO) Dakar, Senegal March 2004 Project Outline I. INTRODUCTION: Conflict is normal. It is a natural part of human interaction. It is found in all societies and communities at all stages of development. It…
Burundi + 1 more
By Bernard Ntwari in Cishemeye, Burundi CISHEMEYE TRANSIT CAMP, Burundi (UNHCR) - Francoise, an 18-year-old Congolese refugee, coos over the baby girl she holds in her lap. "I love my baby very much," she tells a visitor. The unusual clarification is…
Liberia
21 - 29 March 2004 GENERAL SITUATION 1. Highlights NTGL Ministers inducted The Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, Mr. C. Gyude Bryant formally inducted 14 Ministers at a ceremony held at the Executive Mansion on 23 March 2004. The…
Democratic Republic of the Congo + 1 more
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For…
