Reports

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 January 9, 2004. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles…

27 January - 3 February 2004 General Situation 1. Highlights The Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, Gyude Bryant and a host of government ministers, including Christian G. Herbert, Minister of Planning and & Economic Affairs, traveled…

Amount of decision: 1,000,000 euro Decision reference number: ECHO/-WF/BUD/2004/02000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Between January and April 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 6,062 cases of meningitis (634 deaths) in Africa, most of them…

Ndjamena, 2 February 2004 - WFP has renewed its appeal for US$11 million to buy food from local farmers for more than 100,000 Sudanese displaced in Chad before the rainy season arrives in May, cutting off road links to…

Appeal No. 01.29/2003 Appeal Target: CHF 318,690 (USD 218,670 or EUR 216,676) Programme Update No. 2 Period covered: August - December 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity.…

Recipient: ELWA Hospital Shipment Number: 3586 Shipment Date: 1/26/2004 Value: $608,195 Even after the exile of President Charles Taylor and the deployment of ECOWAS peacekeeping troops headed by Nigeria, the situation in Liberia remains volatile with intermittent violence around the country.…

Executive Summary The situation is characterised by great fluidity and unknowns, as well by considerable logistical difficulties that amplify the magnitude of the situation. As of January 21st, over 135,000 refugees had been officially identified, but this figure covers a…

17th January - 30th January 2004 1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS Media reported that heavy shooting broke out in the government-held town of Zouan Houien on the 29th January near the Liberian border, causing hundreds of residents of nearby villages to flee…

Northwest Medical Teams' volunteers are treating hundreds of impoverished Liberian children who live in makeshift camps near the capital city of Monrovia. The team of two physicians and a pediatric nurse are working in four camps this week, treating…

Executive summary The process and scope of the Needs Assessment i. This Joint Needs Assessment was undertaken by the United Nations and World Bank Group, under the guidance and auspices of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) and the coordination of…