Sierra Leone's government has declared the western and southern areas of the country safe for resettlement, OCHA reported. Four chiefdoms in Port Loko District, northeast of Freetown, have also been declared safe. The National Commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation and OCHA have been leading inter-agency assessment missions to safe areas.
They visited 82 villages, and found massive or complete destruction of livelihood, infrastructure and property. Almost three-quarters of the north remained inaccessible to humanitarian agencies during the reporting period. However, the recent improvement in security allowed UNAMSIL and humanitarian agencies to visit the towns of Makeni, Magburaka and Lunsar.
Six chiefdoms in Kenema District remain unsafe, while the diamond mining area, Kono, and Kailahun District (except Daru) in the east are classified as "totally unsafe", OCHA reported.
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