Reports

Monrovia: 8 September 2003 - At least 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the regional town of Salala, appealed over the weekend for improved security and rapid humanitarian assistance in northeastern Liberia. The mass-movement to Salala, witnessed by humanitarian agencies, including…

S/2003/863 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1492 (2003) of 18 July 2003, by which the Security Council requested me to report at regular intervals on progress made in achieving the…

S/2003/859 Letter dated 3 September 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Liberia issued on 22 August…

Some 2,500 United Nations peacekeeping troops are now firmly in place in Bunia, in the war-ravaged northeast province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the UN Mission in the country. Just a few days…

GENERAL SITUATION The mass-movement of 50,000 IDPs witnessed by the humanitarian agencies and the Special Coordinator, Mr Ross Mountain, on 3 September on the Totota-Salala-Kakata road, reaffirms that while much progress has been made, the harassment and intimidation of civilians…

SC/7864 Security Council 4819th Meeting (AM) The Security Council this morning unanimously adopted resolution 1504 (2003) to appoint Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, as well as resolution 1505 (2003) to appoint Hassan…

Yesterday (3 Sept) there was a mass movement of IDPs from the Totota area of Bong County towards the town of Salala. Over the last 10 days, there have been significant movements of IDPs southwards from the Gbatala area…

(New York: 4 September 2003) - The effective delivery of humanitarian assistance in western Cote d'Ivoire is being hampered by a rise in inter-ethnic tensions and continuing insecurity. Vulnerable populations are further endangered by shortages of food and basic services…

Against the People, For the Resources', a new briefing document released today by Global Witness, the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated investigative group, details the risks of lifting UN Security Council sanctions on Liberia, as to do so would fuel regional…

LONDON, Sept 4 (UNHCR) - British immigration officers have travelled to Accra in Ghana to begin interviewing possible candidates for a new resettlement programme being undertaken by the UN refugee agency and the government of the United Kingdom. The individuals…