16th February - 1st March 2004
1. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS/ HIGHLIGHTS

The UN Security Council met on Friday 27th February and adopted resolution S/2004/146 establishing the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) as of 4th April 2004, when authority will be transferred from MINUCI and ECOWAS forces to UNOCI. Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed the Council briefly and commended Members for adopting the resolution. UNOCI will comprise of 6,240 UN personnel, including 200 military observers and 120 staff officers, and up to 350 civilian police officers.

General Situation
1. Coordination

Following the security downgrading from Phase V to IV of the towns of Gbarnga and Zwedru, both of which are have been identified as Humanitarian Hubs, OCHA has fielded staff to the provincial capital of Bong. The Staff for Zwedru are gearing up for their mission to Grand Gedeh from early March.

Due to problems related to food distribution, the refusal of food aid monitors to allow camp managers access to feeding logs, the alleged deletion of verified names of some 500 IDPs from feeding

SOOL / SANAAG
Political Situation:

Elders from clans living in the contested Sool and Sanaag areas are involved in negotiations with Somaliland and Puntland authorities in a bid to avoid armed conflict over the contested Sool region. Despite the heavy presence of armed personnel in and around Las Anod, the Sool regional capital, the situation remains calm with no reported cases of conflict. Reports indicate that the resident population is not in support of conflict between Somaliland and Puntland, and this has generally had a calming effect.

Drought Update:

In brief

• MPs session starting in February opened [13th - 14th ]
• The minister of Foreign Affairs travelled to Ireland on an official visit.
• PACONA -- Party for National Harmony- 23rd political party registered [16th]
• International conference on landmines held in Bujumbura [17th - 19th]
• The Government of Burundi signed a cooperation agreement with Germany for US$9.5 million.
• The UN evaluation mission of the Department of Peace Keeping Operations DPKO visited the country [17th -26th]
• President Ndayizeye met leaders of political

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/0033
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Morocco - Earthquake near the city of Al-Hoceima
27 February 2004

Situation

1. There is no major change in the situation. Aftershocks are still occurring several times a day.

Needs

2. The most urgent needs identified are tents and blankets. There is no clearly identified need for food although a temporary gap exists after the closure of several bakeries, groceries and other local shops due to aftershocks.

3. Further assessments were carried out

21 - 27 February 2004
This is the last weekly situation report to be posted on Reliefweb. Starting March 2004, OCHA Indonesia will maintain distribution of weekly situation report only to its mailing list and post monthly summary situation reports on Reliefweb.

Provincial Updates

1. NATURAL DISASTERS

Floods

Jakarta

Floods had caused displacement of people in some parts of Jakarta. The most affected areas were East and West Jakarta. The highest number of displaced people was 12,455 people on 20 February evening. These displaced people gradually returned to their homes on the

Ce rapport ne reflète pas nécessairement la position officielle des Nations Unies.
FAITS MAJEURS

Tentative d'un coup militaire menace la ville de Bukavu, la province de Sud-Kivu. L'attaque contre la maison du Général Nabiolwa, la nuit du 23 au 24 février, par les hommes de son adjoint Mutebusi, à la suite du transfert du Major Kasongo à Kinshasa a été à la base d'une vive tension à Bukavu et dans certaines localités de l'intérieur de la province cette semaine. Le Major Kasongo a été ramené à Bukavu le 25 février, mais la tension était encore perceptible

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/0030
OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Morocco - Earthquake near city of Al-Hoceima
The Government has announced that the search and rescue phase is over.
Situation

1. The UNDAC team reports that the latest toll given by the Moroccan authorities following the 6.3 magnitude quake, which occurred early Tuesday 24 February, put the number of victims at 571 dead and 405 injured. Thirty of the seriously injured were airlifted to Rabat. Further assessments are underway in order to estimate the number of affected persons in this region of 200,000 inhabitants.

2 février au 13 février 2004
1. Evénements Significatifs/Points Saignants

Les tensions entre les factions rebelles à Korhogo ont atteint un point culminant lorsqu'un chef des Forces Nouvelles a été abattu aux premières heures du matin, le 7 février 2004. L'identité des assaillants demeure inconnue, mais les spéculations vont bon train quant à l'identité du commanditaire. Korhogo est devenu la base des factions rebelles et de leurs chefs qui continuent à s'y rassembler. La situation d'insécurité et les spéculations ne n'étaient pas encore calmées quand