Reports

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2004 - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board:GRANT AMOUNT: US$35 million GEF GRANT AMOUNT: US$5 million PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project’s main objective is to contribute to the government’s strategic goal…

News Release No:2005/36/AFR Washington, July 27, 2004 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$35 million grant to help improve food security and establish a sustainable land management system in Burundi. An additional US$5 million grant from the…

Liberia: Forgiveness and Rebuilding Continue at Ganta Workers at Ganta Hospital in Liberia are practicing the art of forgiveness. Ganta is the only hospital in the northeastern region with a surgeon. The facility reopened in April 2004 after sustaining severe damage…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 27 July 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The situation in Farchana…

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 THIS REVISION OF EMERGENCY…

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHT The report by the UN Security Council mission to West Africa on the 22nd -23rd June was made public on the 12th July. It stated that a failure to resolve the political impasse in Côte d'Ivoire would…

RESUME Le début de la campagne agricole se passe dans de bonnes conditions dans le sud et l'est du pays o=F9 les pluies enregistrées sont assez significatives. Dans la zone nord, un retard est constaté dans les régions de Diourbel…

RESUME La campagne agricole 2004-05 a d'une manière générale bien démarrée. Elle a connu un retard par rapport à l'année dernière dans une partie du pays : Dourbali, Bokoro. Le stade phénologique des cultures céréalières généralement observé va de semis…

Appeal Target: US$: 1,380,421Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 1,239,474 Geneva, 26 July 2004 Dear Colleagues, Over the past nine years, Sierra Leone has experienced a brutal and traumatic period in its history. It is now two years since…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. UN agencies to reinforce health system in Burundi On 21 July, UNHCR, UNICEF and WHO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Health Interventions and Health System Reinforcement related to the voluntary repatriation of refugees and reintegration of affected…