Reports

FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR THE REINTEGRATION OF CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE WAR Sierra Leone remains at the bottom of the Human Development ladder 98% of the estimated 6,845 demobilised children have been reunified 300,000 children (aged 6-12) do not…

Appeal Target: US$ 7,865,157Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$6,679,998 Geneva, 9 September 2003 Dear Colleagues, This appeal, first issued in January 2003, is being revised for the second time. This revision mainly focuses on responding to the devastating effects…

New York - The humanitarian situation in Cote d'Ivoire remains worrisome, almost one year after an attempted coup d'etat that split the country in two, on 19 September 2002. Public services are still not available in the north and…

Monrovia: 8 September 2003 - At least 50,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the regional town of Salala, appealed over the weekend for improved security and rapid humanitarian assistance in northeastern Liberia. The mass-movement to Salala, witnessed by humanitarian agencies, including…

Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 100,000 This Information Bulletin is being issued based on the needs described below reflecting the information available at this time. Based on further updates and details from assessment reports, or should the situation deteriorate,…

WATSAN ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BUCHANNAN, FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 2003 A WATSAN assessment mission was organized to Buchanan on Friday, September 5th 2003. The purpose was to evaluate the community wells allegedly containing dead bodies and graves in the close vicinity of some…

Macaulay Paykue - Communications Monrovia, LIBERIA -- On the surface at least, it appears that some semblance of calm and hope is gradually returning to the people of this devastated city, locked in the grip of violence and fear for…

GENERAL SITUATION The mass-movement of 50,000 IDPs witnessed by the humanitarian agencies and the Special Coordinator, Mr Ross Mountain, on 3 September on the Totota-Salala-Kakata road, reaffirms that while much progress has been made, the harassment and intimidation of civilians…

Monrovia, Liberia - As the situation in and around Monrovia begins to stabilise somewhat with the arrival of ECOMIL troops, more and more people are gradually returning home. As encouragement, Caritas Liberia is working with Confederation member Catholic Relief Services…

(New York: 4 September 2003) - The effective delivery of humanitarian assistance in western Cote d'Ivoire is being hampered by a rise in inter-ethnic tensions and continuing insecurity. Vulnerable populations are further endangered by shortages of food and basic services…