Reports

Washington DC/Brussels, 16 July 2003: The International Crisis Group called today for speedy decision and action by the Bush Administration to respond to the crisis in Liberia by committing the United States to leading the deployment there of a…

Humanitarian Situation in Liberia Over recent weeks fighting in and around Monrovia has caused thousands of people to flee within the city. There are currently estimated to be between 155,000 and 200,000 internally displaced people and refugees in more than…

AI Index: AFR 16/009/2003 Amnesty International strongly condemns the serious human rights abuses that are being committed by government and armed opposition forces in on-going fighting in and around Bujumbura, Burundi's capital following an attack launched by PALIPEHUTU-FNL (Rwasa), one of…

July 14, 2003 New York--In a letter to U.S. Representative to the United Nations, John Negroponte, the International Rescue Committee and Refugees International call on the United States to support an expansion of the U.N. observer mission in Congo (MONUC). "The…

Humanitarian Activities 1. UNICEF Assistance to IDPs from Bujumbura southern neighbourhoods UNICEF opened an office in the camp of Musée Vivant on Tuesday to co-ordinate its activities in the site. In the same site UNICEF provided roles of plastic sheeting and…

(Near Verbatim) KEMAL SAIKI, Chief of Public Information MASIMBA TAFIRENYIKA, Acting Spokesman With MAJ. ALI YUSUF, Military Spokesman Mr. Saiki: Ladies and gentlemen of the Press, welcome again to our weekly briefing. As you know, we didn't have such briefing for 15…

Arlington, VA - An improved MONUC (United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) mandate will directly contribute to the protection of civilians and reduce casualties in a war that has already caused 3 million deaths since…

As US President George W. Bush starts his inaugural visit to Uganda on Friday, Amnesty International is urging him to back calls for a truly robust international military force capable of protecting civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

SC/7813, AFR/659 Following is today's press statement on Burundi by Security Council President Inocencio Arias (Spain): Members of the Security Council heard a briefing from the Secretariat on the situation in Burundi and expressed their deep concern over the latest resumption…

(New York: 10 July 2003) Despite the relative calm stemming from a tenuous ceasefire in Monrovia, aid workers are struggling to meet the needs of Liberians. Humanitarian agencies in Monrovia are constrained by an uncertain security environment coupled with shortages…