Reports

DISCLAIMER: The following is a non-exhaustive selection of health-related events For a list of acronyms, please see the last page of this and WHO actions undertaken during the stated period in specific countries in update. which populations are experiencing…

23 -31 October 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights During the three days of violence in Monrovia and some parts of Liberia, it is estimated that there were about 9 fatalities, over 150 people injured and 160 in custody. This was stated during…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 Bujumbura Rural: Back-to-School follow-up UNICEF Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Region, Per Engebak, visited Burundi on 26-27 October to follow up on the Back-to-School campaign launched by the Government of Burundi (GoB) on 14 October. With UNICEF support…

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…

War-displaced mothers returning to Grand Cape Mount and Bomi Counties are praising World Vision Liberia for restoring health and nutritional services to their remote villages. With funding from UNICEF and WV Canada, WV Liberia has reopened nine of 10 clinics…

World Vision is providing assistance to undernourished children in its feeding centres in Beni, around 400km north of Goma in Eastern Congo. Recent insecurity in the area has lead to increased levels of malnutrition. In partnership with WFP and UNICEF, the…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Une délégation DFID - OCHA a effectué du 24 au 29 octobre une mission à l'est de la RDC notamment à Kindu, Kisangani, Bukavu, Goma, Uvira, Kalemie,…

by Gauthier Lefèvre in Tréguine camp Over the heads of chattering women, laughing children and smiling men, the voice of a Chad Red Cross volunteer booms into the megaphone. "We need you to form into three lines and wait until a…

As refugees from Sudan's troubled Darfur region continue to spill over the border into neighbouring Chad, tension is rising between the newcomers and locals. Breidijing Refugee Camp, Eastern Chad - For someone who has lost everything and been forced…

Airlift of 36 tons of medicines will help combat treatable diseases STAMFORD, CT, October 26, 2004 - AmeriCares is mobilizing its first airlift directly into Darfur, carrying 36 tons of medical relief supplies to help the Sudanese affected by what the…