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01 Jan 2005

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Annual Appeal No. 05AA023

Report
— IFRC


The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers a re active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

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01 Jan 2005

Côte d'Ivoire + 3 others
West and Central Africa Regional Programmes Appeal No. 05AA039

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— IFRC
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The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

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01 Jan 2005

Côte d'Ivoire + 3 others
West Africa: Mano river sub-regional programmes Appeal No. 05AA024

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— IFRC
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The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

This document reflects a range of programmes, objectives, and related activities to be implemented in 2005, and the corresponding

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01 Jan 2005

Côte d'Ivoire + 3 others
Guinea Annual Appeal No. 05AA021

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— IFRC


The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

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31 Dec 2004

Côte d'Ivoire + 3 others
Guinea Annual Appeal No. 05AA021

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— IFRC
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The International Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. The Federation is the world's largest humanitarian organization, and its millions of volunteers are active in over 180 countries. All international assistance to support vulnerable communities seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, according to the SPHERE Project.

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31 Dec 2004

Afghanistan + 24 others
International Rescue Committee 2004 Annual Report

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— International Rescue Committee


The IRC's Impact

In 2004, IRC humanitarian aid programs restored hope and opportunity for more than 15 million conflict-affected individuals around the world, and millions more were helped by the 5,600 local organizations and community groups that the IRC supports. Here's a look at some of the IRC's most recent achivements:

- More than 4.3 million people gained access to clean water and sanitation through our environmental health programs.

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27 Dec 2004

Côte d'Ivoire + 6 others
UNHCR Liberia: Briefing notes 27 Dec 2004

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Repatriation and return movements in Liberia

UNHCR continues to assist IDPs return under the interagency collaborative framework. Thousands of IDPS have volunteered to return under the facilitated IDP/spontaneous returnee movement. During the past week, UNHCR, IOM and other partners, jointly expedited the return of 1, 356 IDPs to various towns and villages in Bo Waterside (Tewor District) and Tahn (in Gola-Konneh District). To date, 7,541 IDPs and spontaneous returnees have been repatriated to Cape Mount County since the launch of

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21 Dec 2004

Liberia + 1 other
UN SC renews Liberia sanctions on arms, travel, timber, diamonds, unanimously adopting resolution 1579 (2004)

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— UN Security Council
SC/8275

Security Council
5105th Meeting (PM)

Assessment Mission Determines Conditions Not Yet Met for Lifting Ban

The Security Council today renewed the arms, timber, travel and diamond sanctions on Liberia, after determining through an August to November assessment mission to the country that the National Transitional Government had not yet met the conditions for lifting the measures.

Through resolution 1579 (2004), adopted unanimously, the arms, timber and travel bans were renewed for 12 months and will be reviewed after six, while the ban on the sale of rough diamonds

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20 Dec 2004

Angola + 21 others
Food supply situation and crop prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa Dec 2004

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
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INTRODUCTION

This is the third and last issue for 2004 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The report is designed to provide the latest analysis and information on the food situation in these countries to governments, international organizations and other institutions engaged in humanitarian operations.

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17 Dec 2004

Afghanistan + 29 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 51 of 2004

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— World Food Programme


(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Azerbaijan, (3) Iran

(C) East and Central Africa: (1) Burundi, (2) DR Congo, (3) Ethiopia, (4) Kenya, (5) Republic of Congo, (6) Rwanda, (7) Sudan, (8) Tanzania, (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad, (2) Cote d'Ivoire, (3) Guinea, (4) Liberia, (5) Sierra Leone

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Regional, (2) Angola, (3) Lesotho, (4) Malawi, (5) Mozambique, (6) Namibia, (7) Swaziland, (8) Zimbabwe

(F) Asia: (1) Bangladesh, (2) China, (3) DPR Korea, (4) Myanmar

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15 Dec 2004

Côte d'Ivoire + 2 others
Sierra Leone raises revenues from mining but unemployment also rises, UN says

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— UN News Service
Diamond exporting revenues have risen about 60 per cent in post-conflict Sierra Leone, but youth unemployment is also rising, creating social tensions as the United Nations peacekeeping mission prepares to leave, a report to the Security Council from Secretary-General Kofi Annan says.

The recent upheavals in Côte d'Ivoire have also generated a flow of refugees into the neighbouring countries which threatens regional stability despite efforts to stabilize Liberia,

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15 Dec 2004

Angola + 3 others
General Assembly reaffirms strong support for global certification scheme to disrupt diamond smuggling

Report
— UN General Assembly
GA/10319

Fifty-ninth General Assembly
Plenary
72nd Meeting (PM)

Other Resolutions dopted Today Concern UN Humanitarian Aid, Southern African Development Community, Promotion of Tolerance, Culture of Peace

Recognizing the devastating impact of conflicts fuelled by the illicit trade in rough diamonds on civilian populations and the systematic and gross violations of human rights that have been perpetuated in such conflicts, the United Nations General Assembly today reaffirmed its strong and continuing support for the international certification

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13 Dec 2004

Guinea + 2 others
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Sierra Leone Donor Update 13 Dec 2004

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— UN Children's Fund
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53% OF CAP APPEAL NEEDS REMAIN UNMET TO DATE

FUNDS URGENTLY NEEDED TO:

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10 Dec 2004

Afghanistan + 30 others
Pledging conference: UNHCR launches US$1.1 billion appeal for 2005

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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 10 December 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Today, UNHCR is presenting its budget for 2005 - amounting to US$1.1 billion - to donor countries attending a pledging conference here in Geneva. The money is needed to assist approximately 17 million people of concern to UNHCR, a figure that includes 9.7 million refugees, 1 million asylum seekers, over 1 million returnees and 5.3 million
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08 Dec 2004

Liberia + 1 other
Liberia and Sierra Leone: Rebuilding failed states

Report
— International Crisis Group
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Africa Report N°87

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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07 Dec 2004

Côte d'Ivoire + 2 others
Dangerous liaisons: The continued relationship between Liberia's natural resource industries, arms trafficking and regional insecurity

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— Global Witness
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A briefing document submitted by Global Witness to the UN Security Council, 08 December 2004

Recommendations

The UN Security Council should:

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07 Dec 2004

Liberia + 1 other
Liberian refugees go home for the holidays and harvest

Report
— UN High Commissioner for Refugees
MONROVIA, Liberia, Dec 7 (UNHCR) - The largest return convoy to date has left Sierra Leone for Liberia as the UN refugee agency winds down facilitated repatriation before the year-end festive season. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to help returnees achieve a good harvest for the coming year.

On Monday, 250 Liberian refugees left their camps in Sierra Leone in the largest single convoy back to Liberia since UNHCR started the region-wide repatriation operation on October 1. Carrying domestic animals such as cats, dogs and chickens, some of the

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