Reports

GA/AB/3567 Fifty-seventh General Assembly Fifth Committee (Resumed) 53rd Meeting (AM) As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued its consideration of peacekeeping financing, the African Group advocated providing adequate funding for two major African missions -- the United Nations Organization Mission…

by Yulu Kabamba The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Amos Namanga Ngongi arrived at Bunia on Sunday, 18 May 2003. Immediately after, he paid a visit to the Uruguayan contingent deployed…

Relocalisation of Kouankan refugee camp The relocalisation of Kouankan refugee camp to Albadaria commenced Friday 9 May with a convoy counting 131 persons. Second convoy left for Albadaria camps on 16 May with 441 persons. UNHCR plans to accelerate…

The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A summary is presented below. The Database and the country profile can be accessed at…

US$ 4.1 million urgently needed for shelter, therapeutic feeding, measles vaccinations, unaccompanied children, cholera prevention and treatment and water. Up to 100,000 confirmed displaced, including at least 20,000 children requiring assistance Risk of further armed conflict and displacement Further destruction of existing…

United Nations and other humanitarian agencies took advantage today of a brief lull in the violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pressing ahead on several fronts to help thousands of civilians caught in the middle of…

SC/7759 Security Council 4756th Meeting* (PM) Demands That All Congolese Parties, Regional States Refrain From Action That Could Undermine Possible Deployment of International Force The Security Council this afternoon welcomed the ceasefire agreement for the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of the…

BENI: The final withdrawal of UPDF (Uganda People Defense Forces) in Bunia, last Thursday, left a big security gap in Bunia, a town located 600km north of Goma, in the Eastern DRC. This has heightened tribal clashes and forced…

(Near Verbatim) PATRICK COKER, ACTING SPOKESMAN SECURITY COUNCIL CREATES UN MISSION IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE, DELAYS WEST AFRICA TRIP Determining that the situation in Côte d'Ivoire is a threat to international peace and security in West Africa, the Security Council on Tuesday, 13…

With Congolese parties signing a ceasefire agreement today for the northeastern region of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the Security Council to consider quickly deploying a multinational emergency force to help stabilize the…