Reports

Background Until recently, relatively little attention had been paid to HIV/AIDS care and prevention in the context of a humanitarian response. Traditional priorities in emergencies included the provision of food, water, sanitation, shelter and basic health services.…

Recipient: Christian Aid Ministries Shipment Number: 3412 Shipment Date: 3/6/2003 Value: $560,791 Since 1981, Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) has been operating health and social service programs around the world, providing an average of 15 million pounds of food, clothing, medicines, and seeds annually.…

General context and Security 1.1. At the beginning of March and concerning the second term of the transition period that should start on the 1rst May, the President of Burundi expressed the need that all political parties should submit before…

(New York: 31 March 2003) - As the world's attention is focused elsewhere, the humanitarian situation in Cote d'Ivoire continues to worsen. Intensifying violence and instability in the country's lawless west are making it increasingly difficult for aid workers to…

By Sonya LeJeune and Julius HoltSonya Le Jeune is currently a programme manager with SC UK in Liberia, working on a food security and livelihoods programme. Previously she has worked with SC UK in Burundi, where…

Summary of research1 A recent study set out to demonstrate the relationship between nutritional status and handgrip strength in older Rwandan refugees. The nutritional status of older people has been related to functional ability and strength, and handgrip strength is…

January - March 2003Dedication This issue of Humanitarian Voices is dedicated to our humanitarian partners who were killed recently in eastern Liberia and western Cote d’Ivoire. OCHA, on behalf of the entire humanitarian community, would like to…

Humanitarian Activities 1. World Water Day in Burundi The World Water Day 2003 was celebrated on 25 March in Burundi's southern province of Makamba. Under UNICEF project, 9 gravity-feed water distribution systems have been built in addition to 485 protected water…

ACTIVITES HUMANITAIRES 1. Journée Mondiale de l'Eau au Burundi La Journée Mondiale de l'Eau a été célébrée le 25 mars 2003 dans la province de Makamba située au sud du Burundi. Dans le cadre du projet de l'UNICEF appuyé financièrement…

13 - 28 March 2003 OVERVIEW The national reconciliation government called for under the Linas-Marcoussis peace accord has been formed, but has yet to become an active, unified governing body as MPCI, MPIGO and MJP ministers have not attended the first…