Reports

STAFF MEETING: The normal morning staff briefing session was held this morning. These are the summary of deliberations: The draft CAP Appeal was discussed. It was agreed that intervention for HIV/AIDS and nutrition should begin in the short medium term and…

New York - The humanitarian situation in Cote d'Ivoire remains worrisome, almost one year after an attempted coup d'etat that split the country in two, on 19 September 2002. Public services are still not available in the north and…

Refugees are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation since they often have neither power, protection nor money. Since autumn 2002, MSF has been running a series of workshops on "Sexual and Gender Based Violence" (SGBV) in refugee camps for…

MONROVIA, Liberia, Sep 8, 2003--As a fragile peace begins to settle over Monrovia, areas on the outskirt of the city center that were once inaccessible are beginning to open up. IMC has intensified its operations in recent weeks, as…

Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 100,000 This Information Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from assessment reports, or should the situation deteriorate,…

WATSAN ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BUCHANNAN, FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 2003 A WATSAN assessment mission was organized to Buchanan on Friday, September 5th 2003. The purpose was to evaluate the community wells allegedly containing dead bodies and graves in the close vicinity of some…

S/2003/863 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1492 (2003) of 18 July 2003, by which the Security Council requested me to report at regular intervals on progress made in achieving the…

I. Humanitarian situation in Monrovia: Water and sanitation in general Water and sanitation problems are massive in Liberia, only 32% of Liberia's population has access to clean drinking water and less than 30% of the people have access to latrines.…

Macaulay Paykue - Communications Monrovia, LIBERIA -- On the surface at least, it appears that some semblance of calm and hope is gradually returning to the people of this devastated city, locked in the grip of violence and fear for…

GENERAL SITUATION The mass-movement of 50,000 IDPs witnessed by the humanitarian agencies and the Special Coordinator, Mr Ross Mountain, on 3 September on the Totota-Salala-Kakata road, reaffirms that while much progress has been made, the harassment and intimidation of civilians…