Reports

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES Cholera/malaria outbreaks As of 17 December 2004, in Kabezi Commune (Bujumbura Rural) a total of 105 cases were reported including two deaths and nine admissions. Four of the eleven collines were affected. With Supported by WHO,…

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The deteriorating political and security situation in Sudan has resulted in a large-scale influx of refugees into Chad from Darfur. The refugee influx has impacted the demographic, environmental, political and security situation in Chad. During…

FAITS MAJEURS Les affrontements dans la région de Kanyabayonga, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, entre les FARDC et les militaires de l'ex-ANC ont entraîné le déplacement de dizaines de milliers de personnes, entre le 12 et le…

S/2004/972 I. Introduction 1. By its resolution 1561 (2004) of 17 September 2004, the Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) until 19 September 2005 and requested me to continue to report…

Christophe Boulierac/MONUC With precise figures unavailable, the Kpandroma region, in Ituri's Djugu territory, seems to hold a sad record of sexual violence - a situation worsened by the splintering of unruly militias, which have evolved into banditry from their original…

FAITS MAJEURS Les affrontements dans la région de Kanyabayonga, dans la province du Nord-Kivu, entre les FARDC et les militaires de l'ex-ANC ont entraîné le déplacement de dizaines de milliers de personnes, entre le 12 et le…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the urgent need to address violence against women and use of HIV as a weapon of war has been identified as a top priority by Congolese NGOs. In Why Gender Still Matters:…

Kinshasa 16 / 12 / 04 Les conflits ne sont pas des périodes de non droit. Plus que jamais dans ces situations troublées, les règles universelles relatives à la protection des civils et le respect des principes humanitaires doivent…

NEW YORK, 16 December 2004 - Fierce fighting is reported to have erupted at Kanyabayonga in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region hard hit by a six-year conflict. Despite the presence of a…

A CASE STUDY OF THE CONFLICT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Eli Mechanic Partnership Africa Canada I. INTRODUCTION "Violence is a way to dominate, and you can only dominate someone if you have more power, more rights, and…