Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yulu Kabamba The Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC) leadership has been issuing communiqués related to appointments to different administrative posts in Ituri for a while now. MONUC considers these appointments null and void and would like to remind that only the…
Liberia
Liberian partners of the Catholic aid agency CAFOD are calling for an immediate ceasefire to end the violence in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. CAFOD's partners in Liberia say that more than one million people have been affected by the recent…
Burundi + 11 more
AI Index: AFR 01/005/2003 On the Day of the African Child, Amnesty International is calling on African governments to ratify the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child*, where they have not done so already, and for…
Liberia + 1 more
Military/Political Developments Current -- Monrovia city remained calm over the weekend following the withdrawal of LURD forces to Po River some 20 km west of Monrovia. Some normalcy started returning to Duala and other suburbs of Monrovia today as the…
Côte d'Ivoire + 2 more
May 28th - June 15th 2003 OVERVIEW The conflict in Cote d'Ivoire has left hundreds of thousands of people in situations of physical and psychological insecurity. The reconciliation process is proving to be cumbersome and slow, and instead of improving, the…
Burundi
HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. UNICEF: Prevention campaigns against landmines UNICEF continues to support the Department of Civil Protection within the Ministry of Interior to implement prevention campaigns in areas most affected by mines and non-exploded grenades and rockets. A two-week long training organised…
Liberia
Humanitarian Situation in Liberia Fighting on the outskirts of Monrovia has caused thousands of people to flee within the city, leading to large numbers of internally displaced people (IDPs). Many of those who fled were already IDPs living in camps…
Burundi + 2 more
A United Nations Security Council delegation has arrived in Burundi with praise for all the parties working towards a peaceful and successful political transition, and an invitation to all armed groups that have not done so, to join the…
Central African Republic + 3 more
Rupert Colville - Media Relations 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…
