Reports

Ref No UNAMSIL/PIO/PR/176/2004 Freetown, Sierra Leone - On various occasions the Secretary-General of the United Nations has underscored the importance of a coordinated international response to address the spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic world -wide and highlighted, in particular, the magnitude…

Darfur is an area the size of France in western Sudan. It has a population of approximately 6 million people. The region is divided into three states, North, South and West Darfur. 2. The current crisis in Darfur, which has…

Ref No UNAMSIL/PIO/PR/ 173/2004 Freetown, Sierra Leone - Health Ministers from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia on Tuesday 14 February ended a two-day meeting on Lassa Fever prevention and control in the Mano River Union (MRU) countries with the aim…

10 - 17 September 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights NTGL Chairman, Gyude Bryant Launches US$44million Appeal Prior to his departure to the United States on 15 September, Chairman Gyude Bryant of the National Transitional Government of Liberia launched an appeal for US$44 million…

Grand Cape Mount Bomi, Margibi and Gbar-polu Declared Safe for Return Executive Director of the Liberian governmental body, LRRRC, and Chairman of the Security Assessment Committee, Philip Dwuye, announced on September 15, 2004 that Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, Mar-gibi and Gbarpolu…

Between 26 June and 12 September a total of 1292 cases and 42 deaths (case fatality rate 3.3%) of suspected hepatitis E cases have been reported from refugee camps Goz Amer, Goz Abal and neighbouring villages. The overall weekly…

DARFUR, SUDAN/EASTERN CHAD, September 13, 2004 - The IRC in Darfur has launched a pre-emptive strike against infectious diseases after new data showed a spike in hepatitis E, an incurable liver disease. The incidence of a major hepatitis symptom…

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS The Accra III meeting, with the participation of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, was held on the 29th of July and resulted in a fresh pledge from all sides in the conflict to implement the political reforms…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS La reprise des affrontements dans le territoire de Kalehe, dans la province du Sud-Kivu, entre la 10ème RM et les hommes du Général Nkunda a entraîné de…

4 -- 10 September 2004 A. General Situation Highlights NCDDR disagrees with UNMIL on ending DDRR 30 October The National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Rehabilitation, set up by the Transitional Government is in disagreement with the United Nations Mission in Liberia about…