Reports

Through the USAID-sponsored Education for Peace program, community and ex-combatants have come together to turn negative energy into a creative, constructive force that is now an asset for the village of Tombo. We met a community group in Tombo, a seaside…

S/2003/134 Letter dated 31 January 2003 from the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council On instructions from my Government, I have the honour to draw the…

The recently formed Kono Peace Diamond Alliance organized by USAID offers hope of changing the image of diamonds once used to fuel a brutal war to those that are now being used to benefit local communities. The two-day launch of…

United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance Office of Transition Initiatives Program Description USAID/OTI's goal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is to enhance the informed participation of Congolese society in political…

(Near Verbatim) YOUSEF HAMDAN, CHIEF OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Good afternoon. Welcome to this week's briefing. I am pleased to inform you that we have with us today Mr. Desmond Molloy, from the DDR Coordination Section. Masimba Tafirenyika: ANNAN WELCOMES BUSH'S $15 BILLION…

(From January 2003 Transitions Newsletter.) In August 2002, the Security Council Ad-hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa discussed the critical importance of continued economic and financial assistance for the consolidation of peace in Guinea-Bissau. Simultaneously, the…

Paris, le 31 janvier 2003 - Après les décisions prises par la conférence ivoirienne de réconciliation qui s'est tenue du 15 au 23 janvier à Marcoussis, en France, après la répartition des portefeuilles au sein du futur gouvernement qui…

AFFECTED POPULATIONS SUMMARY COUNTRY IDPs REFUGEES TOTAL AFFECTED POPULATION CHANGES % (In figures) July 2002 Dec.2002 July 2002 Dec.2002 July 2002 Dec.2002 BURUNDI 387,469 281,052 28,062 40,533 415,531 321,585 -22.61% (-93,946) DRC 2,275,000 2,706,993 346,540 331,241 2,621,540 3,038,234 +15.90% (+416,694) ROC 66,281 81,341 107,800 109,355 174,081 190,696 +9.54% (+16,615) RWANDA 7,000 N/A 35,840 31,237 42,840 31,237 -27.08% (-11,603) TANZANIA N/A N/A 506,199 519,373 506,199 519,373 +2.54% (+13,174) UGANDA 660,373 889,561 188,032 197,082 848,405 1,086,643 +28.08% (+238,238) TOTAL 3,396,123 3,958,947 1,212,473 1,228,821 4,608,596 5,187,768 +12.57% (+579,172) REGIONAL OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS The information presented in this document represents best estimates of the number of displaced, refugees and vulnerable populations throughout the Great Lakes Region. Sources of the…

A Collective Account January 2003 As part of its work in monitoring the implementation of the gacaca trials, African Rights has compiled a written record of the history of the 1994 genocide in the 12 original pilot sectors. This first report…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 31 January 2003, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Côte d'Ivoire:…