U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)
OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)
MANO RIVER COUNTRIES - Complex Emergency
(GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SIERRA LEONE)
Situation Report #3, Fiscal Year (FY) 2002    June 12, 2002


Note: The last situation report was dated January 14, 2002.

BACKGROUND

Since 1990, sustained conflict in the Mano River basin has spread across
borders and engulfed the region in a severe humanitarian crisis. Civil
wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone in the early 1990's led to the exodus of
more than one million refugees to Cote d'Ivoire and Guinea over the course
of the decade. In addition to refugees, an estimated one to two million
people in the region were internally displaced at the height of the
various conflicts. Although Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone formed the
Mano River Union economic pact in 1973, the conflicts of the past decade
severely strained political and economic relations between the three
states. A struggle for control of diamond fields in Sierra Leone has been
at the heart of the crisis in recent years. Several failed peace accords
and peacekeeping efforts, collapsed economies, and some of the worst human
rights atrocities in recent history made this one of the world's most
severe humanitarian crises. Although 2001 brought improved security to
Guinea and Sierra Leone, an upsurge in fighting in Liberia continues to
threaten the stability of the region. In 2001, the U.N. Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) estimated that 1.1 million
of the 15 million inhabitants of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone were
either internally displaced persons (IDPs) or refugees. From FY 1990
through FY 2001, the United States Government (USG) provided more than
$900 million in emergency assistance to those affected by war in Liberia,
Sierra Leone, and Guinea, channeled through the United States Agency for
International Development's Office of U.S.  Foreign Disaster Assistance
(USAID/OFDA), Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP), and Africa Bureau
(USAID/AFR), as well as the State Department's Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) and the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

NUMBERS AT A GLANCE

           Guinea              Liberia      Sierra Leone    TOTAL
IDPs      200,000-250,000(1)   78,000(2)    31,000(3)       762,000
Refugees  170,000(5)           55,000(4)    25,000(4)       250,000

(1) World Food Program (WFP) and International Committee of the Red Cross
    (ICRC) as reported by UN OCHA (1/02).
(2) WFP as of May 12, 2002.
(3) UN OCHA 5/02.
(4) U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 5/02. 5UNHCR (04/02).

Total FY 2002 USAID/OFDA Assistance to the Mano River Countries
$7,285,391

Total FY 2002 USG Humanitarian Assistance to the Mano River Countries*
$54,545,596



CURRENT SITUATION - REGION

Security and Humanitarian Developments

Since the beginning of 2002, the Mano River region has seen the steady
improvement of the security and humanitarian situations in Sierra Leone,
while witnessing a decline in Liberia. The improved security situation in
northern Sierra Leone led to the opening of land routes for the
repatriation of refugees from Guinea to Sierra Leone during March and
April. The number of repatriation convoys from refugee camps in Guinea
increased throughout March and April, as many refugees were eager to
return to Sierra Leone in time for elections in May. In Liberia, outbreaks
of intense fighting in February caused major population displacements and
led to a Government of Liberia (GOL)-declared state of emergency. Sporadic
gunfire, frequent population movements, and funding shortfalls have
hindered humanitarian assistance to IDP camps during the first few months
of the year.


Political

On February 27, the presidents of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone met in
Rabat, Morocco for the first time since the Government of Guinea (GOG) and
the GOL accused each other of supporting rebels in the other's country.
The Presidents agreed to enhance border security, facilitate the
repatriation of refugees, provide aid to IDPs, and foster the economic
development of the Mano River Union. In March and April, Joint Security
Committee members and the Foreign Ministers of each country held follow-on
meetings. In April, the three countries established joint security patrols
along their common borders.


Sexual Exploitation Report

On February 26, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and Save the Children UK (SCF/UK) released a report detailing
allegations of widespread sexual violence and exploitation of refugee and
internally displaced children in the Mano River region. The report
summarized the findings of a late 2001 assessment in the region that cites
allegations against more than 40 agencies and organizations responsible
for humanitarian assistance.  According to the findings in the report,
relief workers and peacekeepers allegedly used their positions or
humanitarian commodities and services, which were intended to benefit the
refugee and IDP populations, to exploit children, primarily girls.

At the request of UNHCR, the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services is
conducting a follow-on investigation of the allegations. In addition,
UNHCR, UN OCHA, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), the U.N.  World Food
Program (WFP), the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent
(IFRC), and the non- governmental organization (NGO) consortium
InterAction formed a task force to strengthen organizational capacity to
eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian personnel. The USG
has also addressed the U.N. agencies, International Organizations, and
NGOs in the region to assure that they take appropriate action against
such abuses and reiterate their policies and standards to their personnel.
The USG is working with congress, U.S. Embassies and USAID missions
abroad, partner agencies, and affected populations to identify, address,
and prevent any instances of abuse in West Africa and in all humanitarian
assistance programs around the world.



CURRENT SITUATION - GUINEA

Background

During the past decade, Guinea has hosted hundreds of thousands of
refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone.  Most refugees were sheltered in
camps and communities along Guinea's borders with Liberia and Sierra
Leone, including the Parrot's Beak Region. Beginning in September 2000, a
series of armed incursions in the Forest Region resulted in substantial
loss of life, destruction of property and crops, and the displacement of
more than 200,000 Guineans and hundreds of thousands of refugees. While
the security situation throughout most of the country has been stable
since late 2001, Guinea continues to host tens of thousands of registered
refugees and IDPs. On November 5, 2001, the U.S. Ambassador to Guinea,
Barrie R. Walkley, re- declared a disaster for the ongoing complex
emergency in Guinea.


Security

Since January, the overall security situation in Guinea has remained
stable. However, fighting in Liberia near the Guinean border, the presence
of GOG troops, and the continued influx of Liberian refugees have resulted
in a tenuous peace in the southern Forest Region.


IDPs

In January, the GOG announced that the official number of IDPs in the
country was 359,000, with the heaviest concentration located in the Forest
Region. However, WFP and the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) estimate that the total number of IDPs countrywide is between
200,000 and 250,000.


Refugees

As a result of recent fighting in Liberia, UNHCR reported that 8,000 new
Liberian refugees entered Guinea in May.  In addition, the new arrivals
report that as many as 10,000 Liberians have gathered in Ganta and are
expected to cross to Guinea or continue on into Cote D'Ivoire. Following
the most recent influx of Liberian refugees, the Kounkan and Kola refugee
camps have reached capacity. On May 15, the GOG authorized the
construction of a new refugee site, with a capacity of 13,500 refugees, in
the town of Lainé, located in the Lola Prefecture.

According to UNHCR, 6,000 new Liberian refugees entered Guinea between
January 1, 2002 and May 1, 2002. Many of the new refugees were in poor
physical condition and suffered from malnutrition. As of May 1, UNHCR
estimated there 73,000 Liberian refugees were living in Guinea, including
27,000 in the Kouankan and Kola camps. Refugees in camps continue to be
reliant upon humanitarian assistance, including food aid.  However,
thousands more unregistered refugees have established their own
settlements or moved in with host Guineans.

While the number of Liberian refugees in Guinea has been steadily
increasing since the beginning of the year, the number of refugees from
Sierra Leone continues to decrease. Since the opening of the
Pamelap-Kambia axis in March, the return of Sierra Leonean refugees has
been continuous. In early May, UNHCR estimated that nearly 30,000 Sierra
Leonean refugees have returned since the beginning of 2002. With the
opening of the land route, the Conakry to Freetown sea repatriation ended
on March 31.

Thus far in FY 2002, State/PRM has provided over $9.0 million in support
of humanitarian assistance programs for refugees and their host
communities in Guinea.  State/PRM supports to Guinea includes programs in
education, health, nutrition, and other assistance through UNHCR, ICRC,
Action Against Hunger (AAH/USA), American Refugee Committee (ARC), and the
Center for Victims of Torture. These contributions are in addition to
State/PRM's unearmarked contribution to UNHCR for Africa, totaling $20.1
million to date in FY 2002. USAID/OFDA Assistance In response to the
humanitarian crisis in Guinea, USAID/OFDA provided $375,000 to WFP to
support vulnerability assessment and mapping efforts, as well as
logistical air support


USAID/FFP Assistance

In addition, USAID/FFP has provided 5,150 MT of P.L.  480 Title II
emergency food commodities in support of WFP's emergency assistance
efforts in Guinea during FY 2002. This includes: 4,000 MT of bulgur wheat,
350 MT of corn-soya blend (CSB), and 300 MT of vegetable oil, valued at
nearly $3 million. Approximately 216,000 people in Guinea are expected to
benefit from USAID/FFP's emergency food assistance.


CURRENT SITUATION - LIBERIA

Background

Civil war in Liberia from 1989 to 1997 led to the exodus of an estimated
700,000 Liberian refugees to neighboring countries and an estimated one
million IDPs during the height of the conflict. In 1997, with a newly
elected government, small steps were taken toward rebuilding Liberia's
infrastructure and resettling returned refugees.  However, in early 2001,
the security situation in Liberia deteriorated, causing the displacement
of approximately 30,000 people. The GOL spent much of the year engaged in
battles with anti-government factions, including the Liberians United for
Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) in northern Liberia, mostly in Lofa
County. On February 8, the GOL declared a state of emergency in Liberia in
response to the ongoing violence. In May 2001, the U.N. Security Council
(UNSC), in response to the GOL's alleged involvement with the
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone, imposed sanctions on
Liberia restricting diamond exports and international travel by GOL
officials. The humanitarian situation continued to decline in 2002 as
sporadic fighting and insecurity hindered the efforts of aid agencies to
reach vulnerable populations.


Security

On May 21, the Government of Liberia announced that it would not
participate in the Economic Committee of West African States' (ECOWAS)
efforts to negotiate a cease-fire agreement with opposition forces.
Weapons fire, GOL troop movements, and reported clashes between government
troops and LURD factions have caused significant population displacements
during 2002.  However, it remains unclear as to how much of the
displacement has been caused by actual clashes and how much has been
caused by GOL troop movements and actions. In February, LURD attacks near
Klay junction, 47 km from Monrovia, caused thousands of IDPs to flee to
the capital. While the GOL reportedly pushed the LURD back to Lofa County
during March and April, new violence erupted in mid-May as heavy artillery
was heard in Arthington, just 25 km from the capital, and in Gbarnga, Bong
County.


Political

On April 30, the GOL issued a ban on all mass political gatherings
nationwide. The GOL threatened to arrest anyone in defiance of the ban. On
May 6, the UNSC extended sanctions on the GOL for one year. The council
requested the Secretary-General to review Liberia's progress in complying
with the sanctions after a three- month period.


IDPs

Fighting between government forces and the opposition in Gbarnga displaced
large portions of the local population during the week of May 13, 2002.
Initial estimates from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
indicate that as many as 70,000 people were displaced, including 30,000
IDPs from three nearby IDP camps and 40,000 residents of the host
community. The majority of the displaced are reported to be moving toward
Ganta and Totota.

According to UNDP field assessments that followed the May 13 violence,
there are currently no humanitarian agencies operational in the Bondoi
temporary IDP camp.  The majority of the population in the camp are women
and children. UNDP reported that the most urgent need is for sanitation
services, while potable water and shelter assistance is also required.
Although the residents currently have food stocks, the continued
availability of emergency food assistance is also likely to become
important.

UNDP conducted similar assessments in the three Totota IDP camps, as well
as the Kakata IDP camp. The assessment indicated that overcrowding was the
primary issue in the Totota camps and that services were being provided by
NGOs. In Kakata camp, the priority concern is the availability of food
assistance, as the last distribution was nearly three weeks prior to the
assessment.

Prior to the attacks on May 13, WFP estimated there were more than 78,000
IDPs in Liberia. This total included:  32,112 IDPs in established IDP
camps in Bong County (TV Tower, Belefanai, and CARI camps); 34,733 IDPs
near Monrovia (Jah Tondo, VOA, Ricks Institute, and Zwannah Town); 10,178
IDPs in Grand Cape Mount County (Sinje); and, 1,500 IDPs in Margibi County
(Kakata). Since the beginning of 2002, the movement of IDPs has remained
fluid throughout northern Liberia.


Refugees

The resurgence of fighting in the last year has forced thousands of
Liberians to flee to Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Sierra Leone. UNHCR has
registered an estimated 12,000 new Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone and
5,000 in Cote d'Ivoire this year. At least 12,000 new arrivals have been
registered in Guinea this year. Thousands more in each country have not
yet been registered. Prior to 2001, UNHCR estimated that 80,000 Liberians
were living in Guinea and 120,000 in Cote d'Ivoire. UNHCR also estimates
there are still approximately 50,000 Sierra Leonean refugees living in
Liberia. [See Current Situation "Guinea: Refugees section"for more
information on Liberian refugees in Guinea].

To date, FY 2002, State/PRM has provided $1.5 million in support of
humanitarian assistance programs for refugees and their host communities
in Liberia.  State/PRM continues to support programs in education,
nutrition, and other assistance in Liberia through grants to UNHCR, ICRC,
Action Contre La Faim (ACF), and International Rescue Committee (IRC).
These contributions are in addition to State/PRM's unearmarked
contribution to UNHCR for Africa, totaling $20.1 million to date in FY
2002.


Health

Recent hostilities between the GOL's armed forces and the LURD resulted in
large-scale looting, destruction, and the evacuation of the Phebe hospital
in Bong County.  While the hospital sustained no structural damage during
the violence, support structures, such as hospital staff housing
facilities and the power plant, were affected. In addition, large-scale
looting resulted in extensive destruction of medical equipment. On June 4,
USAID staff visited Phebe hospital to assess the damage and its
implications for the health care of the local population.  Phebe hospital
is the only referral hospital in Bong County, serving approximately 10,000
people per year.

On June 10, U.S. Ambassador Bismarck Myrick declared a disaster due to the
complex emergency in Liberia.  USAID/OFDA provided $25,000 through
USAID/Monrovia to return the Phebe hospital to operational status.
Specifically, USAID/OFDA's support will restore electricity to the
hospital, enabling water to be pumped, and fund minor repairs of staff
housing facilities.  USAID/OFDA Emergency Disaster Response Coordinator
(EDRC) for the Mano River Region visited Liberia during the week of June
10, 2002 to assess the humanitarian situation resulting from the complex
emergency. While in Monrovia, the EDRC will also assist the U.S. Mission
in developing humanitarian contingency plans.


Coordination

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Liberia, USAID/OFDA provided
$250,000 to UN OCHA for the coordination of humanitarian information and
activities.


USAID/FFP Assistance

In addition, USAID/FFP has provided 5,300 MT of Title II emergency food
commodities in support of WFP's PRRO in Liberia in FY 2002. This includes:
4,650 MT of bulgur wheat, 350 MT of CSB, and 300 MT of vegetable oil.
USAID/FFP's total FY 2002 contribution to WFP's PRRO in Liberia, valued at
including commodity value, ocean freight, and internal transport, storage,
and handling, is valued at nearly $3 million. Approximately 108,000 people
in Liberia are expected to benefit from USAID/FFP's emergency food aid
contributions.



CURRENT SITUATION - SIERRA LEONE

Background

In Sierra Leone, the war has claimed at least 20,000 lives and, at its
peak, forced almost half of Sierra Leone's 4.5 million inhabitants from
their homes. In 1999, the anti- government RUF, notorious for their human
rights abuses, and the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL)  declared a
cease-fire and signed the Lome Peace Accord, officially ending the war. In
November 1999, in support of the peace process, the U.N. deployed a
peacekeeping force charged with providing security in GOSL- controlled
areas.

On October 29, 2001, the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Peter Chaveas,
re-declared a disaster for the ongoing complex emergency in Sierra Leone.


Security

Since August 2000, the security situation has remained generally stable in
GOSL-controlled areas of the country.  During 2001, the GOSL and U.N.
Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) representatives negotiated the release
of child soldiers and expedited the disarmament process, while relief
agencies were able to access vulnerable individuals in areas previously
controlled by the RUF.


DDR Process

The Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) campaign in
Sierra Leone officially ended on January 7, according to UNAMSIL. Recent
estimates indicate that 45,449 combatants, including 4,193 children, have
been disarmed under the DDR since May 2001. However, the Community Arms
Collection program, which collects lethal weapons from non- combatants,
will continue.


Political

On May 19, 2002, the GSOL announced the official results of the May 14
presidential and parliamentary elections. President Kabbah was reelected
with 70% of the vote and the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) took 83
seats in parliament. According to international observers, the elections
were characterized by a high turn-out, no significant security problems,
and no evidence of large-scale efforts to disrupt the process.


IDPs and Resettlement

The U.N.'s IDP assistance efforts shifted from protracted provision of
humanitarian assistance to support of resettlement and recovery efforts in
early 2002.  According to an UN OCHA assessment visit conducted in
mid-April, 124,000 of the 155,000 registered IDPs in Sierra Leone had been
resettlement through voluntary and facilitated resettlement programs. The
resettlement program is expected to conclude at the end of June.



Refugee Returnees

Although thousands of Sierra Leonean refugees continue to live in
neighboring Guinea and Liberia, an estimated 160,000 returned to Sierra
Leone during 2001 and the first five months of 2002. Many of these
returnees arrived in Freetown by boat from Conakry, while others walked
across the border. UNHCR is now facilitating the repatriation by road of
refugees from Guinea. UNHCR undertook in February 2002 an emergency
repatriation of some 15,000 Sierra Leonean refugees who chose to return in
the face increasing insecurity in their communities of asylum. Due to
insecurity, UNHCR was forced to suspend this effort to return refugees by
road.  Should security conditions improve, UNHCR will resume convoys to
repatriate Sierra Leonean refugees from Liberia.

To date in FY 2002, State/PRM has provided $4.3 million in support of
humanitarian assistance programs in Sierra Leone. Of this total, ARC
received more than $1.0 million to implement a micro-credit program for
returnees and their home communities. UNHCR and IFRC also received
State/PRM funding to provide humanitarian assistance to Sierra Leonean
returnees, their home communities, and Liberian refugees in Sierra Leone,
totaling $2.8 million and $460,000, respectively.  These contributions are
in addition to State/PRM's unearmarked contribution to UNHCR for Africa,
totaling $20.1 million to date in FY 2002.


Agriculture and Food Security

Ten years of violent conflict and insecurity destroyed the short-term food
security potential of portions of Sierra Leone. The displacement of large
segments of the population, loss of property, elimination of food stocks,
absence of seed, and the destruction of rural infrastructures has
devastated household-level food security capacity. In addition, many
informal social networks of family and friends that traditionally serve as
safety-nets during periods of food insecurity have been separated. The
implementation of the DDR process has increased security in the region and
allowed for food security efforts to become a priority for humanitarian
response. In response to food security concerns in Sierra Leone,
USAID/OFDA provided more than $2.4 million to NGOs and U.N. organizations
in support of emergency agriculture and food security initiatives.

Specifically, Africare received more than $600,000 from USAID/OFDA to
implement seeds and tools activities, as well as provide agricultural
extension services, for 51,450 beneficiaries in Tonkolili and Kailahun.

USAID/OFDA provided more than $995,000 to World Vision International (WVI)
to implement emergency agriculture activities. WVI's agriculture program
includes the provision the seeds and tools to 5,000 families resettling in
the Kono District. The program also enhances community-based, agricultural
extension services for 38,841 families throughout the Kono district and
Southern Province. These families also receive assistance in mitigating
future food security threats through activities such as supporting women's
groups, rehabilitating 14 community post-harvest structures, emergency
restocking of livestock, rehabilitating 500 hectares of farmland, and
supporting urban agriculture activities.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) received nearly $640,000 to address the
emergency food security needs of 51,000 beneficiaries in the Northern,
Eastern, and Southern provinces through the distribution of seeds and
tools.

USAID/OFDA also provided FAO with $200,000 to support the coordination of
agricultural relief and rehabilitation efforts across the country.

In response to the food security situation in Sierra Leone, USAID/FFP
provided 35,690 MT of P.L. 480 Title II emergency food commodities, valued
at more than $26.2 million through WFP, CARE, CRS, and WVI. More than 1.2
million people in Sierra Leone are expected to benefit from USAID/FFP's
emergency food aid contributions.


Health and Nutrition
The past decade of violence has devastated the public health
infrastructure of Sierra Leone, resulting in limited access to basic
health care services and supplies. In response, USAID/OFDA supported a
variety of health- related programs in FY 2002 through NGO partners.

USAID/OFDA provided $390,912 to International Medical Corps (IMC) to
support the delivery of primary health care services in two hospitals
located in the Porto Loko and Kambia districts. The IMC health program
increases access to surgical, preventative and curative primary health
care services, ensures consistent supplies of essential drugs and
equipment, and provides technical support for hospital administrative
reforms. The hospitals provided services for approximately 564,400 IDPs,
newly resettled populations, and returnees.

WVI received an additional $700,878 from USAID/OFDA to meet the emergency
health needs of 493,930 returning refugees and IDPs in the Kono District,
of which approximately 112,000 are women of childbearing age and 84,000
are children under five.  WVI's emergency health program is designed to
rehabilitate and supply 10 clinics that provide primary health care
services, revitalize the immunization program for women and children,
provide and improve maternal and child health care services, and implement
water and sanitation improvements to prevent water born diseases.

In addition, CRS received nearly $130,000 from USAID/OFDA to provide
emergency health care for 6,000 people in the Bombali and Kenema
districts. The program supports the provision of primary health care
services through local Caritas clinics and the training of 100 traditional
birth attendants and 400 village health workers.

USAID/OFDA also funded more than $167,000 in emergency health activities
implemented by Merlin in Freetown, Tonkolili, and Kenema districts.
Merlin's health program includes rehabilitating and stocking Peripheral
Health Units (PHU), supporting mobile health clinics, providing
immunization and antenatal care, training local staff, and conducting
public health education activities. In addition, the emergency health
initiative focuses on prevention and treatment of malaria and Lassa fever.
The program is expected to benefit 160,190 vulnerable residents, IDPs, and
returnees.

Finally, USAID/OFDA provided nearly $200,000 in support to Africare's
HIV/AIDS awareness activities, designed to reach 43,200 beneficiaries in
72 communities in Tonkolili and Kailahun.

In addition to these emergency health activities, USAID/OFDA has also
provided more than $670,000 to AAH/USA to implement therapeutic and
supplementary feeding programs to benefit 1,000 children under the age of
five in the Western area and Northern Province.


Water and Sanitation

In order to complement its emergency health activities, USAID/OFDA also
funded several water and sanitation activities designed to improve overall
public health.

Specifically, Merlin received more than $250,000 from USAID/OFDA to
implement water and sanitation activities designed to improve public
health. These water and sanitation initiatives will benefit 631,834
vulnerable residents, IDPs, and returnees in Freetown, Tonkolili, and
Kenema districts.

USAID/OFDA provided $480,000 in support to AAH/USA to meet the emergency
water and sanitation needs of 35,000 residents of IDP camps in the
Freetown area, as well as 15,000 vulnerable residents and resettled Sierra
Leoneans in Northern Province. AAH/USA's emergency water and sanitation
activities include the drilling of new water collection sites,
construction of sanitation facilities such as latrines, showers, and
laundry slabs, and rehabilitation of pre-war constructed water points in
rural areas.


Shelter

USAID/OFDA provided $415,000 to CRS to meet the emergency shelter needs of
6,400 beneficiaries in the Northern Province by reconstructing homes in
two newly accessible districts.


Coordination and Logistics

In addition to funding NGO initiatives in FY 2002, USAID/OFDA has also
provided $300,000 in support to UN OCHA for coordination and information
sharing activities and $500,000 to WFP for logistical support to the
humanitarian effort.



U.S. GOVERNMENT HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE MANO RIVER COUNTRIES

Agency
Implementing Partner
Sector
Regions
Amount

Guinea - FY 2002

USAID   $3,473,300
USAID/OFDA   $375,000


WFP
Air Support and Vulnerability
Assessment Mapping
Countrywide
$375,000

USAID/FFP   $3,098,300


WFP
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance
5,150 MT
$3,098,300

STATE/PRM*   $9,091,889


AAH/USA
Health, Nutrition, Water/Sanitation, Food Security
$490,000


ARC
Micro-credit
$478,460

ARC
Health and the Prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
$1,974,502

UNHCR
Refugee Support
$4,700,000

Center for Victims of Torture
Refugee and Mental Health
$798,987

IFRC
Refugee Support
$650,000

TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GUINEA IN FY 2002   $12,565,189


Liberia - FY 2002

USAID   $3,251,086
USAID/OFDA   $275,000


UN OCHA
Coordination and Information
$250,000

USAID/Monrovia
Health
$25,000

USAID/FFP   $2,976,086

WFP
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance
5,300 MT
$2,976,086

STATE/PRM*   $1,530,856

ACF
Health, Nutrition
$193,500

IRC
Prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
$107,356

UNHCR
Refugee Support
$1,230,000

TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GUINEA IN FY 2002 	$4,781,942


Sierra Leone - FY 2002

USAID   $32,861,817
USAID/OFDA   $6,635,391


AAH/USA
Nutrition, Water/Sanitation
Western Area and Northern Province
$1,151,678

Africare
Agriculture, Health
Tonkolili, Kailahun
$799,999

CRS
Agriculture, Health, Shelter
Northern, Eastern, Southern Provinces
$1,184,579

FAO
Agriculture
Country-wide
$200,000

MERLIN
Health, Water/Sanitation
Freetown, Tonkolili, and Kenema Districts
$412,172

IMC
Health
Port Loko, Kambia District
$390,912

UN OCHA
Coordination, Information
Country-wide
$300,000

WVI
Agriculture
Kono District and Southern Province
$995,173

WVI
Health
Kono District
$700,878

WFP
Air Support
Country-wide
$500,000

USAID/FFP   $26,226,426



CARE
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance - 6,530 MT
$6,650,334

CRS
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance - 12,900 MT
$7,900,700

WVI
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance - 9,060 MT
$6,009,000

WFP
P.L. 480 Title II Food Assistance - 7,200 MT
$5,756,392


STATE/PRM*   $4,336,648

ARC
Micro-credit
$1,036,648

UNHCR
Refugee Support
$2,840,000

IFRC
Refugee Support
$460,000


TOTAL USG HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO SIERRA LEONE IN FY 2002
$37,198,465



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