Reports

GENERAL SITUATION The Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, C. Gyude Bryant today launched the 'Back to School' program in support of free and compulsory primary education in Liberia. The official launch was conducted at Kingsville Public School…

(New York, 31 Oct 2003) - A recent humanitarian needs assessment mission conducted jointly by several UN agencies has found widespread humanitarian needs in the region from Uvira to Fizi in South Kivu Province of eastern Democratic Republic of…

UNICEF has started to meet massive needs of vulnerable populations as more areas become accessible UN troops take over peace keeping and the transitional government takes office as UNICEF prepares informal demobilisation of children associated with fighting…

BACKGROUND Following years of civil war in the West African nation, the two main rebel groups (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy-LURD and Movement for Democracy in Liberia-MODEL) and the government of Liberia signed a peace deal on 11 August…

A Joint UN Team led by the Humanitarian Coordinator; Mr. Abou Moussa paid a field visit to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, on 22nd October 2003. The objective of the mission was to assess the general humanitarian situation including health…

Appeal Target: CHF 3,400,000 (USD 2,446,214 or EUR 2,336,657) Period covered: July - Sept, 2003The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #4, FY 2004, dated October 22, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked…

GENERAL SITUATION The Gbarnga-Ganta route is now open according to a report from the UN Field Security Office/UNMIL assessment mission by air to Saniquelle. Two vehicles transported by an UNMIL helicopter successfully drove down to Monrovia. The mission also reported that…

Attacks on civilians and armed skirmishes have been continuing in Liberia - in spite of the relative calm and security around the capital, Monrovia. There are now some 4,400 United Nations peacekeepers in the country - from other West African…

Text/Photos: Kent Page, UNICEF Regional Communication Officer, West & Central Africa Region Kimoka Village, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 25 October 2003 UNICEF DRC is urgently seeking funds to conduct massive emergency measles vaccination campaigns in the…