Reports

Appeal Target: US $2,296,823 Geneva, 14 February 2005 Dear Colleagues, The year 2005 will be an important transitional year for Liberia. The country is preparing for the election of a new government in October. Disarmament and demobilization of combatants, which was…

I Evénements significatifs Il s'est tenu à Accra du 10 au 13 janvier une rencontre du Forum des Organisations de la Société Civile en Afrique de l'Ouest (FOSCAO) en prélude au sommet de la CEDEAO. Ont participé…

Highlights Cholera update: as of 9 February, no new cases were recorded in the MSF run cholera unit for five days. Participants in the last bi-weekly health coordination meeting (9 February) suggested that the end of epidemic be declared and…

Appeal Target: US$ 511,189 Geneva, 11 February 2005 Dear Colleagues, The wars that have plagued the West Africa region have triggered influxes of tens of thousands of refugees into the Forest Region of Guinea. These refugees have not only lost their…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Les Mayi-Mayi opérant dans le groupement Munga et Mpaye dans le territoire de Kabalo, province du Katanga, sont suspectés de cannibalisme. Des cas de violation des droits…

1 HIGHLIGHTS Cholera update: a decrease in the number of cholera daily cases was noted over the reporting period. To date, WHO and the Ministry of Health report a total record of 183 including 2 cases from Bujumbura Rural, which…

BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, 9 February 2005 - Ongoing violence in Ituri district in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced at least 80,000 people to flee their homes. Reports indicate that villages…

Genève, le 8 février 2005 - L'UNICEF a commencé à porter assistance à 50 000 personnes en Ituri dans la partie Est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), o=F9 de récentes explosions de violence ont contraint les populations…

Headlines (a) Humanitarian operations in the region affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami on 26 December, 2004, have entered the recovery and reconstruction phase as WFP continues to assist more than 1.345 million people across the…

UNHCR Commits US$3.5 Million for Transportation of IDPs in Liberia As the repatriation programme for Liberian refugees abroad, launched last October picks up, UNHCR has committed US$14 million to be spent in 2005 to facilitate the return of Liberia's…