Displaced people in border areas need better assistance The situation in Ivory Coast remains volatile in the west, following the post-election conflict that wracked the country for several months, intensifying existing inter-communal tensions and land rivalries. Weeks after the violence began to subside, many villages still lie empty, with their communities hiding in the bush, displaced in camps or living as refugees in Liberia. The aid response, however, often fails to meet the needs of the most vulnerable people along the critical border areas of both Ivory Coast and Liberia. “Many displaced people were either victims of brutal violence themselves... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – Hundreds of Ivorian refugees in Nimba County have benefited from a consignment of relief items, valued over 135 thousand United States dollars. The items were provided by the Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS), a National Non Governmental Organization operating in the Country as the Development Arm of the Lutheran Church of Liberia. Speaking to this paper over the week-end shortly after the entire distribution exercise in Karmplay, Nimba County, the Program Officer of the Lutheran Development Service in Liberia (LDS), Mrs. Bernice K. Womba, said the exercise was in continuation of a project... Continue Reading
U.S. Ambassador, Niger officials kick off one-year International Food Relief Partnership Arlington, Virginia – June 2, 2011 – Impoverished children with disabilities in the capital of Niger will receive two meals a day as part of a new one-year program to reduce malnutrition and keep kids in school, the U.S. Ambassador to Niger and Counterpart International announced today. (www.counterpart.org) Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by the U.S. non-profit Counterpart, each month almost 1,600 people with disabilities – most of them blind – will benefit from the initiative. At the launching ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Niger... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – A day-long inter-generational forum on adolescent issues was yesterday convened by the UNICEF Banjul office in collaboration with the Gambia government as part of events making today’s launching of the ‘State of World’s Children Report’ 2011. Held at the Friendship Hotel in Bakau, the forum brought together officials from UNICEF, Gambia government, young people, as well as students from different schools. It was, among others, geared towards addressing issues affecting young people in The Gambia, as well as map out strategies that will sustainably guide them to become productive in life. It also served as a... Continue Reading
NAIROBI, 27 May 2011 (IRIN) – Seasonal rains are among several factors to have exacerbated the crisis sparked by the sudden flight of tens of thousands of civilians from the disputed Sudanese region of Abyei, say aid workers, who point to both short- and long-term repercussions. “Most of the roads in Southern Sudan are not passable during the rains and so that will make the movement of food difficult,” World Food Programme (WFP) spokeswoman Amor Almagro told IRIN. This is the second large-scale exodus from Abyei in as many months. In March, some 25,000 people fled the town amid clashes.... Continue Reading
