Reports

General Situation The situation remains calm in Monrovia. Security has been further enhanced through an UNMIL arranged agreement intended to ensure that Monrovia is a 'arms-free' zone within 72 hours. Fighting in other areas of the country has, however, continued.…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #13, dated October 1, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war…

GA/SHC/3739 Fifty-eighth General Assembly Third Committee 6th Meeting (AM) Difficulties faced in achieving social development in the midst of conflicts, poverty, unemployment, and HIV/AIDS, as well as in the current international economic environment, were stressed by several African delegations today as…

Ref. No.: UNAMSIL/PIOR 030/2003 Freetown - The Western part of Sierra Leone is the latest beneficiary of a newly created project called "Reintegration and Transition to Peacebuilding". The project is a joint effort by the United Nations Mission in Sierra…

Advance unedited version A/58/... Original: français Cinquante-huitième session Point 117 c) de l'ordre du jour provisoire* Questions relatives aux droits de l'homme : Situations relatives aux droits de l'homme et rapports des rapporteurs et représentants spéciaux Rapport intérimaire de la Rapporteuse Spéciale…

Latest reports on ICRC activities in the field ICRC ACTIVITIES - HIGHLIGHTS As far as security conditions allow, the ICRC is continuing to expand its activities (protection and assistance) and assessments into parts of the country that have been cut…

Oxfam is gravely concerned about the continuing violence and human rights abuses in Liberia following the withdrawal of the remaining US troops on Wednesday. Recent incidents include a shootout between government troops and rebel forces - a clear violation of…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should also be checked for regular media…

Oxfam Calls for Immediate Re-deployment of US Air Patrols to Help UN Forces Keep Peace Monrovia, Liberia - The international agency Oxfam is gravely concerned about the continuing violence and human rights abuses in Liberia following the withdrawal of the…

Beth Verhey Summary More than 1,200 child soldiers have been demobilised in the North and South Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 1999. The process has been gradual but consistent. Save the Children UK has led the…