Informes

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 6 May (IRIN) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency appeal for nearly US $3 million to help thousands of children, pregnant women and…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 5 May 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR and its…

Over one in five children acutely malnourished in worst affected districts NAIROBI, 4 May 2005 - UNICEF is calling for urgent emergency relief for thousands of Kenyan children at risk from continuing drought. The situation is especially critical for an estimated…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 3 May (IRIN) - A young boy was killed and an estimated 25,000 people displaced by torrential rains in Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya, aid agencies…

DADAAB, Kenya, May 3 (UNHCR) - Thousands of Somali refugees have been left homeless after heavy rains destroyed shelters in Dadaab camp, north-eastern Kenya. Food and relief items have been distributed amid fears of water-borne diseases and fuel shortage. The torrential…

by Hussein Abdullahi Nairobi, May 03, 2005 (The Nation/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) --A woman and her three sons died as rains pounded refugee camps in Dadaab, Garissa District, at the weekend. Thirty other people were injured. The rains…

In Brief Appeal No.: 01.08/2004 Appeal target: CHF 2,215,677 (USD 1,664,045 or EUR 1,426,248) revised on 26 February 2004 to CHF 2,281,148 Appeal coverage: 60.3%. Operational Context The Federation sub-regional office for East Africa was established in 2003 to initially cover Kenya, Uganda…

Cooking oil whirls from a frying pan as Peris Maingi, 56, scoops out potato fries amongst the billowing dust of the narrow alley ways of one of Africa's largest slums, Kibera. The daily hustle and bustle of the alleys…

NAIROBI - The United Nations World Food Programme said today that two million Kenyans - particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands in the northern and eastern parts of the country would need food assistance until August, despite a…

The NGOs "Centre for Economic and Social Rights" (Hakijamii), "Coalition on Violence Against Women Kenya" (COVAW-K), "Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya" (FIDA Kenya), "Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children" (KAACR), "Kenya Section of the International Commission of Jurists" (ICJ Kenya), "Mainyoito…