Reports

Highlights Meningitis vaccination campaign: the Ministry of Health supported by WHO and UNICEF completed a meningitis vaccination campaign in 4 communes in Northern provinces of Kayanza, Ngozi and Kirundo. In Kayanza, 58% of the targeted population (total: 335,883) were vaccinated during…

by Fernand Azonnannon in Abéché The Chad Red Cross and International Federation have taken part in a 12-day campaign to vaccinate some 88,000 people against meningitis, following an outbreak of the disease in three camps in eastern Chad for refugees…

Ituri: 56.000 déplacés pour des recettes douanières Par Rachel Eklou-Assogbavi L'arrangement était pourtant simple. De ceux que l'on fait entre amis : le lundi c'est toi, le mardi c'est moi...et ainsi de suite. Ainsi se partageaient les recettes douanières de Kasenyi et…

As of 15 February 2005, WHO has received reports of 61 deaths of pneumonic plague in Ituri district, Oriental province in the northern part of the country (see map below). The total number of cases is still not known.…

événements Majeurs /Points Saillants Le CAP 2005 pour la Cote d'Ivoire a été lancé dans l'ensemble du pays le 4 février. L'appel réclame 39.366.057 Dollars US afin de répondre aux besoins humanitaires de plus de 3,5 millions de personnes vulnérables…

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 September 2, 2004. BACKGROUND Since 1993, armed conflict in Burundi has claimed 300,000 lives…

"Someone who has studied compared to someone who has not studied is like darkness to light." -- Aza, age 35, Mile Refugee Camp, Chad The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children visited ten of the eleven refugee camps…

Significant Events/ Highlights The CAP 2005 for Cote d' Ivoire was launched throughout the country on the 4th February. The appeal calls for US$ 39,366,057 in order to respond to the humanitarian needs of over 3.5 million vulnerable persons affected…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Le gouverneur de province a procédé cette semaine à la déclaration officielle de l'épidémie de cholera dans la province du Nord-Kivu. Cet acte a une répercussion positive…

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 more information: www.ifrc.org In…