Reports

General Situation 1. Highlights The chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, C Gyude Bryant has constituted a Special Monitoring Team under his chairmanship to ensure prudent management and utilization of funds from pledges made recently concluded reconstruction conference on Liberia.…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies FAITS MAJEURS Plusieurs cas de tracasseries contre les humanitaires sont signalés cette fin de semaine dans la partie est de la RDC. Selon des informations reçues cette semaine, plusieurs…

(New York, February 20, 2004) The international war crimes tribunals have made precedent-setting decisions on genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today in a new comprehensive book that organizes by topic the decisions of the International…

Topical Digests of the Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda SUMMARY OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE ACCUSED Jean-Paul Akayesu, former bourgmestre (mayor) of…

(Bujumbura, Burundi, 20-Feb-2004) At the opening of a roundtable discussion on landmines in the Central Africa region, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) urged rapid implementation of key clauses in a ceasefire agreement in Burundi that prohibits mine-laying, requires…

UNMIL/PIO/PR/41 (Monrovia, Liberia, 20 February 2004) The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Gender Unit is currently conducting training on gender issues for the Liberian Interim Police Force. The training covers Introduction to Gender, Sexual and Gender- Based Violence, Gender and…

This report does not necessarily reflect the official position of the United Nations. Weekly Highlights Several attacks against humanitarians are registered this week throughout Eastern DRC. Malnutrition continues to pose problems in Kindu, Maniema Province. Security situation in Ituri District deteriorates; DDR process put…

In brief Donors pledge US$1,03 billion for Burundi at the Brussels forum for donors [13th - 14th ] The 9th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (Burundi-Tanzania-UNHCR) on repatriation of Burundian refugees was held in Arusha [19th]. First talks between President Ndayizeye and FNL…

I HUMANITARIAN HIGHLIGHTSGuinean returnees continue to be in need of assistance Of the many Guinean returnees that have fled hostilities in Côte d'Ivoire since September 2002, over 50,000 are currently hosted by local communities in the sub-prefectures…

News No. 04/21 Since last November, when it resumed its cross-border family reunification operations, the ICRC has returned 146 Liberian children to their families in Montserrado, Margibi and Bong counties. Most of these children, who had fled the war in…