Reports

Summary of published paper1 A recent religious/ethnic conflict in northern Nigeria provided a rare opportunity to investigate the effects of displacement on the growth and body composition of the children of families that were forced to migrate. In September 2001,…

I. EVéNEMENTS SIGNIFICATIFS Appel au renforcement du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et de la CEDEAO Les membres du Conseil de Sécurité ont appelé au renforcement des capacités des institutions telles que le Bureau des Nations Unies pour…

Summary of internal evaluation By Anna Taylor, Nutrition Advisor, SC UK Save the Children UK (SC UK) began implementing emergency health and nutrition interventions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1998, with initial activities in North and South Kivu…

Summary of published research1 Sierra Leone suffers from endemic and pervasive poverty due to long periods of economic decline and mismanagement. The 10-year civil war has further exacerbated the depth and severity of poverty. As a result, malnutrition rates are…

I. Recent Events Appeal to reinforce the UN Office for West Africa and ECOWAS The members of the Security Council have launched an appeal to strengthen the capacity of the UN Office for West Africa and ECOWAS in their efforts to…

23 - 30 July 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights NTGL Chair and representatives of former warring factions to meet in Accra NTGL Chairman Gyude Bryant and signatories of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) of 18 August traveled to Accra, Ghana on 28 July…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Environ 82.800 personnes déplacées signalées à Mahagi, dans le District de l'Ituri, selon les informations collectées auprès de différents partenaires. Les agences et organisations humanitaires de Mahagi et…

United Nations relief agencies are teaming up with the Government of Burundi to help fight a meningitis epidemic in the country's north, where 24 cases were confirmed last week. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO)…

The influx of almost 200,000 refugees into eastern Chad has stretched humanitarian resources to the limit and there is a need for the donor community to back the scaling up of operations there, the International Federation of Red Cross…

by Gauthier Lefèvre in eastern Chad At six o'clock in the morning, a group gathers outside the International Rescue Committee (IRC) medical centre in Oure Cassoni refugee camp. Women in colourful dresses, old men in desert-stained white tunics, and children…