Reports

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1 UNICEF: Demobilization of child soldiers With the support of UNICEF, the national structure for child soldiers DDR facilitated the demobilization of 531 child soldiers as of 18 March and since the first official demobilization at the end of…

S/2004/228 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1492 (2003) of 18 July 2003, by which the Council requested me to report at regular intervals on progress made on the benchmarks that should guide the drawdown…

With the potential of upcoming multiparty elections in Burundi to give rise to recurrent unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the Security Council to make an early decision on sending a peacekeeping mission to bolster the…

Ministry for Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to increase its support to the Special Court for Sierra Leone by a further SEK 1 million. This means that Sweden's total grant for 2004 will be SEK 5…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS La MONUC a détruit trois camps de l'UPC/TL. Une opération de démantèlement de trois camps des miliciens de l'UPC /TL a été conduite à Nyamamba à 14…

Press release No. 04/23 GENEVA (ICRC) - Three renowned UEFA EURO 2004TM football referees travelled to Sierra Leone this week as ambassadors for the Protect Children in War campaign, a joint effort by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)…

News Release No:2004/273/AFR Washington, March 18, 2004 - The World Bank approved a total of US$84.17 million in post-conflict financing for two reconstruction projects in Burundi, to assist the government in consolidating peace and creating a foundation for economic development through…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: the last situation report was dated October 24, 2003. BACKGROUND In August 1999, the government of the Democratic Republic of…

P 35/04 1. The European Union continues to be firmly committed to peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the entire Great Lakes region in general. It commends the efforts made hitherto by the Transition…