Reports

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated December 4, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since Charles Taylor launched…

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 1. Local NGO sensitises soldiers and former rebels against rape The local NGO Nturengaho ("HALT") organised a two-day workshop to mobilise representatives of the army and former rebel movements against rape. The workshop targeted those responsible for the army and…

15 - 16 December 2003 GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights A 7-member Media Needs Assessment team visited Liberia 10-16 December. The mission formed part of the overall United Nations Development Group (UNDG) needs assessment in preparation of the Liberia Reconstruction…

Ce Rapport couvre la période du 30 novembre au 11 décembre 2003 Sommaire : La sésamie qui réapparaît dans les bas-fonds et la forte pression aviaire obligent les exploitants des bas-fonds pluviaux, à anticiper des récoltes initialement prévues…

11-15 December 2003 GENERAL SITUATION I. Highlights UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr. Rima Salah and UNICEF guests, Head of French Humanitarian Action Service (DAH), Mr Christian Rouyer and DHA Supervisor for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mr. Dominic Baillet, visited Liberia…

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an $800,000 grant to expand a public-private alliance with Foods Resource Bank (FRB) to address hunger through unique agricultural development programs in the developing world. The USAID-FRB alliance…

Ce Rapport couvre la période du 30 octobre au 30 novembre 2003 Sommaire : Les récoltes sont achevées dans toutes les zones de diéri pur. Il ne subsiste que les cultures des bas-fonds pluviaux qui sont maintenant au stade d'épiaison et…

Actuellement, la première préoccupation des civils libériens est de pouvoir se nourrir. C'est pourquoi nous venons de lancer, début novembre, un programme de distribution alimentaire dans trois camps de déplacés situés dans le comté du Montserrado, au nord de Monrovia.…

Families living in Mauritania's drought-affected zone won't go hungry this season, thanks to World Vision's emergency food aid program that will benefit up to 150,000 people over the next nine months, including 23,800 school children. World Vision Mauritania received approval from…

Liberia Still in Crisis The crisis in Liberia does not show signs of abating despite the presence of over 5,000 UNMIL forces. After 14 years of civil war, significant sections of the country are still unstable, and humanitarian conditions continue…