Reports

Weekly Introduction: Update of Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) Position: We have re-initiated posting the position of the ITCZ along with a comparison with its normal position (www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/fews/ITCZ/itcz.html). During the period from April 21-30, 2005, the Africa portion of the…

BACKGROUND On January 9, 2005, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) officially ending Africa’s longest running civil war. Over the course of the 21-year conflict,…

RESUME ET IMPLICATIONS Le mois d'avril est caractérisé par une poursuite de distribution des vivres quasi normale dans tous les camps des réfugiés soudanais. Le pipe line se poursuit normalement selon le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM). La…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This report updates fact sheet # 29, dated April 15, 2005. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in…

Introduction Since the conflict began in early 2003, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator's Office estimates that up to two million people have been internally displaced in western Sudan's region of Darfur. According to UNHCR, another 213,000 have sought refuge in eastern…

Weekly Introduction:Locust Update The report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on the locust situation in western Africa was last updated on March 16 (http://www.fao.org/NEWS/GLOBAL/locusts/Locuhome.htm). While some swarms continue in the region,…

Weekly Introduction: Update and Review of Tropical Cyclone Situation: As we examine the sea surface temperature conditions as well as the upper atmosphere winds over the South Indian Ocean, we see that we have entered a period favorable…

RESUME ET IMPLICATIONS Après avoir connu une perturbation dûe à la lenteur dans l'acheminement des vivres par les corridors libyens et camerounais au mois de février le pipeline s'est stabilisé. La ration du mois de mars pour…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This report updates fact sheet # 24, dated March 11, 2005. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and…

Emergency Assistance to Sudanese Refugees in Eastern Chad: EMOP 10327.0 Highlights March distributions underway with complete rations (570 gppd) for all commodities. WFP commences pre-positioning of food east in preparation for the rainy season. Blanket Supplementary Feeding to continue in four out of the…