Reports

I. GENERAL SITUATION Despite renewed fighting this week in northeastern Liberia (Kakata and Salala) the overall scope of humanitarian operations continues to extend beyond Monrovia, as far south as Harper for the first time since May this year, close to…

(Monrovia: 12 September 2003) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) relief-ship, Martin I Majuro, steamed out of Monrovia harbor this afternoon (13:00GMT) bound for the small coastal town of Harper, some 236 nautical miles south of the Liberian capital,…

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 August 7, 2003. BACKGROUND The Tutsi minority, which represents 14 percent of Burundi's 6.85…

Thousands of people who had been cut-off from all humanitarian aid for many months because of inter-ethnic combat have been able to receive help this week following the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping troops in Bunia in the Democratic…

Mamba Point Hotel, Monrovia Guests: Mr. Ross Mountain-UN Special Humanitarian Coordinator for Liberia, Mr. Moses Okello, Country Representative-UNHCR, Mr. Cyrille Niameogo, UNICEF Country Representative-UNICEF, Mr. Deji Popoola, Country Representative-UNFPA, Mr. Justin Bagirishya, Country Representative-WFP and Mr. S.Thiru Gnanasambanthar, Country Representative FAO and…

GENERAL SITUATION In response to the attack on Phebe Hospital, and theft of NGO equipment (Salala), the UN Special Humanitarian Coordinator has approached the National Defence Minister and sought his assurance that efforts will now be made to recover the…

GENERAL SITUATION The deployment of ECOMIL forces yesterday to Salala, extending into Totota (115 kilometres northeast of Monrovia), has brought renewed stability and confidence to IDPs and civilians. Humanitarian assessment missions today indicate that those IDPs who fled the fighting yesterday…

GENERAL SITUATION Fighting between Government militia and LURD combatants in Kakata - 50 kilometres northeast of Monrovia city, endangered the lives of IDPs and civilian populations in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Preliminary reports indicate as many as 3,000…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Liberia Situation Report #8, dated September 3, 2003. Background Liberia has been marked by intermittent…

Current Context The veneer of calm in Monrovia masks a continuing and serious humanitarian and human rights emergency in the country as a whole. Though the capital remains superficially calm and business activity is picking up, there is a significant…