Reports

Airlift of 36 tons of medicines will help combat treatable diseases STAMFORD, CT, October 26, 2004 - AmeriCares is mobilizing its first airlift directly into Darfur, carrying 36 tons of medical relief supplies to help the Sudanese affected by what the…

Across most of the nine refugee camps in eastern Chad, the school year has officially begun. While classes have yet to ramp up to their full capacity, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its local partner, Secours…

Focus on Camp Management The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In…

World Vision will assist children to recover from the ravages of war and help prevent their recruitment into armed groups by promoting child-focussed activities in Chad refugee camps. About 200,000 refugees have fled to Chad following an orgy of killing,…

The United Nations mission in Sudan today said the security situation remains tense in the Darfur region, while Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged support for African Union (AU) efforts to bolster its monitoring and protection presence there. The UN Advance Mission…

GENEVA, Oct. 19 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said today land mines, harassment and militia attacks are continuing to hamper relief work and the return of refugees in western Sudan. In one of the latest incidents reported, the agency said…

DAKAR, le 19 octobre (IRIN) - Les bailleurs de fonds se réveillent et injectent actuellement des sommes importantes dans la lutte antiacridienne en Afrique de l'ouest, mais les experts agricoles préviennent qu'il faudra deux à trois ans pour venir…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 18 October (IRIN) - The anticipated return of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees, once peace returns to the south and west, could lead to a further…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DAKAR, 15 October (IRIN) - A third consignment of relief supplies for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad has been delivered by trucks travelling across the Sahara desert from…

Weekly Introduction: Update of El Niño Synopsis: Warm-episode conditions are expected to continue into early 2005 Positive sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies greater than +0.5°C persisted in the central and western equatorial Pacific during August 2004. The increase and…