Reports

1 HIGHLIGHTS Cholera outbreak in Bujumbura suburbs: as of Sunday 16 January, over 50 cases of cholera including 1 death have been reported in public health facilities. In the Kamenge neighbourhood only, WHO and the ministry of Health reported more…

2004: In action all over Liberia At the beginning of the year, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) took the decision to shift its assistance from internally displaced persons (IDPs) around Monrovia towards residents and returnees in rural…

CONTINGENCY PLANNING PROCESSES IN THE GHA REGION INTRODUCTION Even the best early warning system is of limited use if it does not prompt rapid and appropriate humanitarian response. A lot of effort has been put into developing early…

DAKAR - The United Nations World Food Programme today urged international donors to reinforce humanitarian support to 1.5 million West Africans as they work to rebuild their countries, still reeling from over a decade of war. With stability slowly returning…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Appeal No. 23/2003; Operations…

Context Liberia continues to face a precarious future. Security has gradually improved but the situation is still unpredictable and volatile due to protests and demonstrations by various dissatisfied groups.1 Violence against humanitarian agencies and their workers has continued to be…

Voluntary Repatriation Exercise Continues The UNHCR Voluntary Repatriation Exercise of Liberian refugees from asylum countries is continuing. Two repatriation movements from Ghana by sea, and Cote d'Ivoire by land arrived in Liberia on 11 January 2005. The repatriation from Guiglo Camp,…

11 January 2005-Vatican City- While the world's attention is still focused on the terrible Asia tsunami emergency, the situation in many parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to be dramatic, causing death and suffering day after day.…

CHAD Population Movements More refugees who had been spontaneously settled along the border (inside Chad) are requesting UNHCR to be accommodated in the refugee camps. It appears that as their stay in Chad is prolonged and resources became scarce, they are…

Highlights Starting on 9 August, an invasion of adult locusts hit northern Burkina Faso, in particular the three provinces of the Sahel region -- Oudalan, Soum and Séno, devastating cereal crops. In addition, there was a severe drought in this same…