Reports

Malgré la paix, la précarité et l'incertitude prédominent Un an après la fin officielle des combats (accords de paix d'Accra du 18 août 2003), les Libériens sont toujours dans une situation préoccupante. Les besoins humanitaires et l'insécurité restent importants. Le pays…

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/127 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Burundi - Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 15 August 2004 General situation 1. The death toll from the 13 August massacre remained 150; no additional deaths have been reported. However, the 14 August…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Congolese refugees massacred at Gatumba site On 13 August, Agathon Rwasa's Palipehutu-FNL rebel group, together with armed elements believed to belong to the Interahamwe (Rwandan Hutu extremist militias) and Mayi-Mayi (Congolese militias) reportedly led an attack on the refugee…

Ref: OCHA/GVA -- 2004/126 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Burundi, Massacre of Congolese Refugees in Gatumba 14 August 2004 General situation 1. From approximately 22h00 until 23h30 on Friday evening, 13 August, the Gatumba transit site (northeastern Burundi) -- located 16 km northwest…

Latest report on ICRC activities in the field DARFUR Humanitarian situation Fighting in Western Darfur and south of Nyala continues. It is reported to have resulted in large numbers of casualties. The fighting is provoking further displacement of people and illnesses. The main…

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies. FAITS MAJEURS Une attaque du camp de réfugiés congolais à Gatumba (au Burundi) fait environ 150 morts et plusieurs blessés dans la nuit 13 au 14 août 04. L'attaque…

07 - 13 August 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights Liberia: One year without Taylor It is one year this week since Nigeria's President Olusugun Obasanjo offered former Liberian President Charles Taylor asylum in Nigeria. The offer was part of an international plan…

Faced with the danger of a break down in its food pipeline in Liberia, the United Nations emergency feeding agency says it needs additional confirmed contributions through the end of the year and is considering regional purchases to avert…

by James Addis - Communications Aziza Ounda Hassan is only 13 years old, but it is she who organises her group of half-a-dozen women who mix up ounds of corn soya blend, sugar and oil at Iridmi refugee…

Improved rains benefited crop and pasture development in July but harvest prospects have deteriorated as desert locusts spread across the Sahel MAP - Synthesis situation map as of 12 Aug 04 SUMMARY Rains were generally regular and widespread over the main producing zones…