Reports

By Yulu Kabamba The International Committee for support to the transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo held its first meeting at MONUC headquarters in Kinshasa on Thursday, 10 April 2003. In addition to MONUC, the Committee consists of…

NEW YORK CITY -- Liberian church leaders are pleading for urgent world attention to the worsening military and humanitarian crisis in their country as renewed intensive fighting in Liberia's 13-year-old civil war displaces tens of thousands of civilians every week. "The…

29 March - 11 April 2003 OVERVIEW No cabinet meeting of the National Reconciliation Government was held on Thursday 10 April. "New Forces" ministers (MPCI, MPIGO, MJP) attended the previous week's meeting in Yamoussoukro for the first time, but have yet…

par Hamadoun Touré Le Comité International d'accompagnement de la transition en République Démocratique du Congo a tenu sa première réunion au siège de la MONUC à Kinshasa, ce jeudi 10 avril 2003. En plus de la MONUC, le Comité est…

par Mamadou Bah La MONUC a rapatrié ce jour à Kigali 17 ex-combattants rwandais qui s'étaient réfugiés en Zambie. Une centaine d'ex-combattants rwandais se trouvent cantonnés dans le camp d'Ukwimi, situé dans le nord-est de la Zambie, près des frontières…

S/2003/415 Letter dated 9 April 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council In the month of March 2003, the Government of Rwanda had the opportunity of bringing before the…

By Yulu Kabamba Following the allegations by the Hema community spokesman, related to the massacres perpetrated Thursday, 3 April 2003 within the catholic parish of Drodro, 80 kilometers North Bunia, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the…

AFR/600, IHA/773 NEW YORK, 9 April (OCHA) - Widespread fighting in western, northern and eastern Liberia is cutting off those most in need from humanitarian aid, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today. Aid agencies in…

AI INDEX: AFR 22/001/2003 1. Introduction In January and February 2002 Amnesty International delegates set out to look into on-going human rights concerns in the Republic of Congo. At the end of the visit to the capital, Brazzaville,…

AI Index: AFR 22/002/2003 (Public) "Force alone, especially that which includes human rights violations, will not end armed conflict or bring about stability to the Republic of Congo," Amnesty International said today in a new report. "For Congo to start on a…