Reports

MILITARY / POLITICAL SITUATION In light of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country and its impact on the subregion, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has designated Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, as his Humanitarian Envoy for the crisis…

Large areas remain inaccessible to humanitarian aid as fighting and violence rage on. Despite the recent peace accords and ceasefire agreements, the on-going war in eastern Congo is still severing tens of thousands of civilians from all medical and…

Text: Kent Page, Regional Communication Officer, UNICEF WCARO: 3 January 2003, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Despite the ongoing volatile environment, lack of security and obstacles to safe humanitarian access in all parts of the country, UNICEF Ivory Coast continues its efforts…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, has awarded a $3 million, four-year grant to Population Services International (PSI) and…

Un pays en crise... Après une mission exploratoire pour identifier les régions o=F9 la situation est la plus critique, Médecins du Monde a affirmé la volonté de s'implanter au Nord, complètement coupé du reste de la Côte d'Ivoire. Il n'y…

I Humanitarian HighlightsCote d’Ivoire Responding to the growing impact on the humanitarian situation in Guinea resulting from the crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, OCHA has coordinated the development of the UNS Guinea Emergency Response Plan. The document outlines…

Un réseau pour le suivi de la sécurité alimentaire. La coordination des opérations agricoles d’urgence de la FAO compte sur un certain nombre d’antennes dans les provinces : Lubumbashi, Bukavu, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga, Mbandaka, Kikwit, Goma, Kisangani, Kalemie,…

The Norwegian Refugee Council has the following goals for its work in Sierra Leone: Help provide temporary protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons, returning refugees and Liberian refugees Ensure that children and young people of school age receive a basic…

An article in the last issue of Field Exchange presented a review of the approaches that agencies and others use for identifying micronutrient deficiencies. The review had been commissioned by WHO and illustrated the many gaps that persist in…

Ann Ashworth Hill, Professor of Community Nutrition Public Health Nutrition Unit, London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine International NGOs usually provide better treatment for children with severe malnutrition in their feeding centres than is provided by local hospitals. Unfortunately the opportunity…