Reports

(New York, July 3, 2003) If U.S. troops are sent to Liberia, they should not make any deals that involve a withdrawal of the indictment of President Charles Taylor by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Human Rights Watch…

A United Nations Security Council delegation met in Guinea with the leader of Liberia's main rebel faction on the final leg of an eight-day mission exploring new opportunities for peace and stability in the troubled West African sub-region. Arriving in…

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, July 3 (UNHCR) A UNHCR rescue ship was approaching war-ravaged Liberia on Thursday to begin the emergency evacuation of thousands of Sierra Leonean refugees who have fled to the besieged city of Monrovia. The MV Overbeck left…

MONROVIA, Liberia, July 2 (UNHCR) -- Thousands of Sierra Leonean refugees are seeking emergency evacuation from Liberia aboard a rescue ship being sent to the country's war-torn capital, Monrovia, by the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Preparations for the emergency evacuation got…

A United Nations Security Council delegation on a seven-country assessment mission in conflict-plagued West Africa, arrived in Ghana today for a briefing on the status of the Liberian peace talks underway in Accra. The Security Council mission to West Africa, headed…

U.S. President George W. Bush will be traveling to Africa from July 7-12, visiting Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and Nigeria. This packet from Human Rights Watch includes material for each stop along the way. A brief…

A United Nations Security Council delegation in West Africa exploring opportunities for regional peace and stability, has wrapped up a series of discussions with top officials in Côte D'Ivoire on ways to fully implement a six-month old power-sharing accord. The…

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

Liberian refugees are resting in Telikoro's transit camp, where they will receive hot meals and temporary housing supplied by WFP and HCR for a couple of days before they can be given a mud hut and a food ration.…

Humanitarian Editorial The arrival of the Security Council Mission in Burundi provides an important opportunity to support regional efforts to mediate a comprehensive ceasefire, while placing additional pressure on the international community to invest in development and peace. Burundi: UNICEF prevention campaigns against…