Reports

SC/7942 Security Council 4875th Meeting* (PM) The Security Council this afternoon expressed its grave concern at attempts by armed elements in Côte d'Ivoire to cross the ceasefire line, as observed by the forces of the Economic Community of West African States…

After months of separation, Justin, Bénédicte and Fané are to be reunited with their families in Bangui and Bossangoa in the Central African Republic. The three children had fled their country following the events of last March, and had become…

by Yulu Kabamba MONUC team traveled, Tuesday 2 December 2003, to Djugu, a territory situated 60 km north west of Bunia, to end the exactions against the population of Mabisa community perpetrated by the local militias, announced MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun…

(New York: 2 December 2003) - With tensions rising in Abidjan, Jan Egeland, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, expressed his concern for civilians trapped in that country's conflict. "If the country lapses back into war, it will only compound the suffering…

SG/A/858, AFR/777 The Secretary-General has appointed Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago as his new Special Representative for Sierra Leone, with immediate effect. Mr. Mwakawago served as the Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations from 1994 to 2003. Prior…

SG/SM/9032/Rev.1* Following are Secretary-General Kofi Annan's remarks at the meeting of the Security Council with the Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Côte d'Ivoire at Headquarters, 24 November: Allow me to begin by congratulating the leaders of…

Five Recorded Votes Held Concerning Text on Democratic Republic of Congo GA/SHC/3775 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 61st & 62nd Meetings (AM & PM) Concluding its current session, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today approved three draft resolutions on…

General Situation I. Highlights On 25 November, Liberia joined other countries of the world in observing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, an event that will end 10 December. This year's theme is "Violence Against Women Violates Human Rights: Maintaining…

By Asmita Naik The humanitarian world was rocked in 2002 by a UNHCR/Save the Children study which revealed a disturbing pattern of sexual exploitation of refugee children by aid workers and peacekeepers in West Africa. This article argues that the gaps…

Program Description USAID/OTI's goal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is to enhance the informed participation of Congolese society in political and economic decision-making processes that contribute to a peaceful, unified, and democratic country. To advance this goal OTI…