Informes

OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on conflict, Jan Egeland, is travelling in the Sahel this week to draw the world's attention to a region the UN says is experiencing the worst effects…

OUAGADOUGOU , 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The Sahel region of West Africa is "ground zero" for vulnerable communities struggling to adapt to climate change, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on conflict, Jan Egeland, said on 2 June in…

Vienna, 2 June 2008 - "There is no universal panacea to the problem of world hunger. The persistent commitment of all of us is necessary to meet this difficult challenge. The UN's global auspices are the right platform for…

OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - Underdevelopment and humanitarian crises in the Sahel region of West Africa will be under the spotlight this week as Jan Egeland, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Conflict, travels to Burkina Faso, Mali…

Situation alimentaire dans le Sahel et en Afrique de l'Ouest : Gérer la soudure dans un contexte de hausse des prix des denrées alimentaires 1. Situation alimentaire globalement favorable, mais précaire D'une manière générale, la situation alimentaire au Sahel et en…

Food Situation in the Sahel and West Africa: Managing the lean period with rising food commodity prices 1. Overall favourable, yet precarious, food security In general, food security in the Sahel and West Africa remained satisfactory in May due to mitigating…

OUAGADOUGOU, 30 mai 2008 (IRIN) - Pour échapper aux affrontements qui opposent actuellement l'armée aux rebelles touaregs dans le nord du Mali, plusieurs centaines de Maliens ont traversé la frontière et se sont réfugiés au Burkina Faso depuis le…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

OUAGADOUGOU, 29 May 2008 (IRIN) Several hundred Malians fleeing fighting between the army and Touareg rebels in northern Mali have crossed the border into Burkina Faso since April, according to the Burkina Faso national commission for refugees (CONAREF). Over 300…

Introduction Rome, 29 May 2008 - A wave of food-price inflation is moving across the globe, leaving in its wake drastically increased levels of hunger and poverty. The phenomenon is affecting everyone on the planet but the poor and hungry…