Reports

General Situation I. Highlights On 25 November, Liberia joined other countries of the world in observing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, an event that will end 10 December. This year's theme is "Violence Against Women Violates Human Rights: Maintaining…

In brief President Ndayizeye met with the UN representative for the observation mission in Congo (MONUC) Mr William Swing, on the modalities for the repatriation of combatants of Pierre Nkurunziza's Forces de Défence pour la Démocratie (FDD) who are still…

Recipient: St. Kizito Health Care Center Shipment Number: 3552 Shipment Date: 11/14/2003 Value: $188,868 In the last decade over 3.5 million people have died as a result of the conflict within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Although many of these deaths are…

Program Description From March 2002 through August 2003, OTI supported the Burundi Initiative for Peace (BIP), implemented through the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES). The BIP provided small grants to indigenous civil society groups, the media, and the transitional government…

Oct-Nov 2003 LRA activities intensify in Lira In Lira, the protracted LRA rebel insurgency took another brutal turn mid-November following intensive LRA operations, resulting in over 100 people reportedly massacred in villages outside Lira town. Consequently, thousands of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Liberia (GOL) and the World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned this Health Situation Analysis (HSA). The study sought to: describe the current health status of the population; define existing organization and management of health services and the…

BACKGROUND AND SITUATION ANALYSIS Fourteen years of civil war has adversely affected all sectors of Liberia's national life. In the health sector, there has been the destruction of health infrastructure, dislocation of health personnel, the massive looting…

A recent survey from the United Nations shows 250,000 homeless people still live in makeshift camps near Liberia's capital city of Monrovia. Northwest Medical Teams is sending volunteers to care for hundreds of families suffering from malnutrition, malaria and infectious…

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UNHCR) - A non-governmental organisation has set the ball rolling on sport and games in Sierra Leone's refugee camps in the hope that young refugees will be able to have fun with a purpose. Since starting its…

General Situation I. Highlights The National Commission on Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (NCDDRR) is holding its first meeting on 27 November. The NCDDRR is mandated to provide policy guidance to the joint Implementation Unit and coordinate all DDRR activities. It includes representatives…