Reports

The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Burundi, UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs GENERAL The escalation of violence in Burundi continued as the political divide over the…

22 April 1996 The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Liberia UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs SUMMARY NPFL and ULIMO-K launched a concerted effort to…

22 April 1996 SUMMARY Some progress has been made as regards the situation at the BTC compound. Sporadic fighting and looting continues in the city centre. While parts of the city centre are now being accessed by humanitarian actors, the security…

Press Release 96/15 Geneva (ICRC) - Two delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrived in Monrovia from Freetown on Sunday 21 April aboard a helicopter loaded with emergency supplies. The main task of the two delegates,…

Federal Way, WA- World Vision expatriate staff members who had been working in Liberia are eager to return aid efforts in that war-ravaged country. "Our staff want to go back in on the first available plane to respond to the…

Violence is consuming large portions of Burundi. Attacks causing casualties among civilians have soared and spread to areas hitherto relatively unscathed. There are reports that "artillery" (probably mortars or rocket propelled grenades) is being used by government forces and/or by Hutu…

New York-- In a week of violence causing untold casualties, looting by factional fighters in Monrovia has destroyed much of the local humanitarian relief capacity, according to early assessments reaching Lutheran World Relief. Lutheran World Federation staff finally evacuated after…

reported by Scott Kelleher WV Africa Regional communications on assignment in Freetown, Sierra Leone World Vision Liberia acting program manager Joe Devries reported on Sunday, April 14, that all the organization's expatriate staff have now been safely evacuated from Monrovia, following the…

Lead-up On Saturday 6 April extreme violence broke out in the Liberian capital of Monrovia following the attempted arrest of Roosevelt Johnson. He and his Krahn supporters fled to the Barclay Training Centre where they were besieged by forces of…

15 April 1996 The information contained in this report was provided by the Office of the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Operational Activities in Liberia UN Agencies, International Organisations and NGOs SUMMARY Fighting and looting continues in the centre of…