Guinea is a republic with a population of approximately 10 million. In June and November the country held two rounds of presidential elections which resulted in the election of longtime opposition leader Alpha Conde, the candidate of the Rally of the Guinean People Party (RPG). In December, Conde was inaugurated as the country's first democratically elected president since independence from France in 1958. While the elections were generally regarded as free and fair, the second round was accompanied by widespread violence.

Suite à des conflits intercommunautaires au Liberia, des rumeurs circulent quant a des déplacements de population dans la préfecture de Macenta

Les actions de plaidoyer se multiplient afin de maintenir les vols humanitaires en Guinée au-delà de mars

I - Situation Humanitaire

1.1 Santé

Fièvre jaune

La campagne de vaccination d'urgence contre la fièvre jaune s'est déroulée du 2 au 12 février 2010 à Mandiana et a bénéficié du soutien financier d'ECHO, du support technique de l'OMS, UNICEF et MSF-B. Environ 95% de la population a été couverte par la vaccination

HIGHLIGHTS

- Contingency Planning for Possible Influx of Refugees from Guinea

- Voluntary Repatriation

Contingency Planning for Possible Influx of Refugees from Guinea

Following the death of Guinean President Lansana Conte on 22 December, and the military coup on 23 December, regional actors have been monitoring the situation closely. An emergency Humanitarian Action Meeting (HAC) was held on 29 December as well as several bilateral discussions and meetings over the Christmas holiday.

UNHCR Representative in Guinea Dillah Doumaye said the infrastructure of Lainé and Kouankan 1 camps would be of great use to the local population and the remaining refugees.

"The infrastructures constitute real opportunities for the population and local authorities, who will use them for the common good," he said at a handing-over ceremony here last Saturday attended by Interior Minister Mamadou Keita.

More than 350,000 Liberians fled the civil war raging in their country from 1989 to 2003. With the return of peace and democracy, tens of thousands opted to return home. From October 2004, UNHCR helped more than 105,000 Liberians repatriate from countries around the region, while a further 50,000 registered refugees made their

The security situation in Guinea remains precarious despite the seemingly calm atmosphere which prevails. Crime persists with increased highway robbery along the main roads from Conakry to other main cities of the country. On the night of 11 to 12 July, two female Ministers (Social Welfare and Justice) on mission to up country were attacked on the road between Mamou and Dabola by armed men. Thanks to their security officers' intervention none of them was injured and one of the robbers was arrested. In N'Zérekore thieves took away a generator

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In brief

Programme Summary: Many of the planned activities, particularly in health, could not be implemented due

While Conte's appointment of a new prime minister helped end the strike, instability may send refugees across the border into neighboring countries, especially Sierra Leone. Fighting in Sierra Leone's 11-year war pushed half a million refugees into Guinea, and conflict in Guinea could again push refugees back across the border.

The general strike paralysing Guinea over the last two weeks has limited our access to camps hosting Liberian refugees. But, despite this, security permitting, we plan to go ahead with a voluntary repatriation convoy tomorrow (Saturday) which will bring to 46,000 the number of refugees helped by UNHCR to return to Liberia from Guinea since the repatriation programme started in October 2004.