Reports

Kakata, Liberia - The UN family in Liberia, in collaboration with the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL), yesterday launched the first round of Synchronized National Immunization Days (SNIDs), a week-long nationwide campaign to eradicate polio from this wartorn country. Speaking…

"This is the most dramatic race against the clock that we have anywhere in the world at the moment, if we lose, hundreds of thousands of women and children, mostly, will perish, " warns U.N. Emergency Coordinator Jan Egeland…

1-8 October 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights On 10 October the Lone Star of Liberia played Senegal in the qualifying rounds of the joint African Cup of Nations and the World Cup at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in the…

Eastern Chad, 5 October, 2004 - Nearly 200,000 Sudanese children, women and men are living in refugee camps in Eastern Chad, many of them suffering from starvation and malnutrition. They are dying at an alarming rate as the conflict…

This interview was conducted during the first-ever 'Niger-Nigeria Traditional & Religious Leaders Meeting on Polio Eradication', held in Niger from 17-18 April, with the participation of over 80 Traditional & Religious Leaders. Sheikh Dahiru - In His Own Words: "I…

The WHO/HQ Department for Health Action in Crises aims to produce a running note on select current issues at weekly intervals. This note - which is by no means exhaustive - is designed for internal use…

Polio partners welcome African Union's firm response to outbreak Dakar, Geneva, New York, 2 October 2004 -- More than 80 million children will be immunized against polio in 23 countries across sub-Saharan Africa (22 countries in West & Central Africa, plus…

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. In Brief Appeal No. 23/2003;…

DAKAR, GENEVA, NEW YORK, 2 October 2004 More than 80 million children will be immunized against polio in 23 countries across sub-Saharan Africa (22 countries in West & Central Africa, plus Sudan), as part of the single-largest, public health…

Note: This report updates fact sheet 24 FY 2004, dated September 24, 2004. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and Eastern Chad 2.2 million people U.S. Government, European Union, and United Nations Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur 1.45 million people U.N. Office…