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By Tom Tshibangu MONUC began since Monday morning the operation "Bunia, Weapons Free Town", and had announced publicly that the peacekeepers would proceed to completely disarm militias. In line with its mandate, the Ituri brigade is deployed under Chapter VII…

WHO STAFF MEETING The Agenda for this morning's UN- NGOs Health and Nutrition sector meeting was finalized. Data from the 3rd phase of the mass chlorination of community wells in Monrovia will be ready today. Other administrative issues were discussed. 2. UN…

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations mission in Sierra Leone be extended a further six months, given the need to continue the gradual drawdown of the UN peacekeeping force without jeopardizing the security…

(New York, September 16, 2003) - Liberian government forces and rebel fighters are committing grave human rights abuses while peacekeeping forces remain inadequate, Human Rights Watch said today in a briefing paper. A U.N. peacekeeping force of 15,000 has been proposed…

SC/7874 Security Council 4826th Meeting* (AM) Calls for Focused, Impartial, Experienced, Professional Operation Jacques Paul Klein, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia, called this morning for a credible, well trained United Nations force to replace the current multinational force in Liberia on 1…

Monsieur le Président, Messieurs (Mesdames) les Représentants Permanents, Messieurs, Mesdames, C'est un honneur pour moi que de vous présenter, aujourd'hui, le premier Rapport du Secrétaire général en ma capacité de Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général et Coordinateur des opérations des Nations…

Latest report on ICRC activities in the field GENERAL SITUATION Ecomil troops managed to deploy outside Monrovia at the end of last week, but renewed fighting between Liberian government troops and the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) delayed the deployment…

The 10-month armed crisis in Côte d'Ivoire has displaced more than 500,000 people, mainly those from Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea. The crisis in Liberia further de-stabilises the sub-region, aggravating the plight of people trapped between the…

GENERAL SITUATION Monrovia continues to be relatively calm although there have been reports of skirmishes in other parts of the country. The UN has continued to expand its humanitarian operations. On 12 September, using a WFP boat an inter-Agency mission…

SG/SM/8874, AFR/699 The following statement was issued on 14 September by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General condemns the coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau and calls for the restoration of constitutional order. He further calls on the parties concerned not…