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Nairobi - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today launched an emergency appeal for US$82 million for immediate food assistance to 2.3 million people affected by drought in Kenya. The announcement follows an appeal on July 14 by President Mwai…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 5 August (IRIN) - Two United Nations agencies have appealed for millions of dollars for relief operations designed to alleviate the suffering of an estimated 2.3 million Kenyans…

NAIROBI, August 03, 2004 - In response to the drought emergency recently declared in Kenya by President Mwai Kibaki, UNICEF is seeking funds to scale up its response in the drought affected areas across the country. The UNICEF crisis…

ISSUE The poor performance of the short rains (October-December 2003), coupled with the erratic long rains (March-May 2004), has resulted in a drought emergency in 26 of Kenya's 74 districts and has rendered an estimated 2.3 million Kenyans in need…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KILIFI, 27 July (IRIN) - Poor, pregnant and malnourished. These are the three adjectives that best describe Kache Nyoka, a mother of five, who is caught up in…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KWALE, 24 July (IRIN) - //This story updates and corrects a story bearing the same title, which was issued on 23 July. That story erroneously stated that UN…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2004/109 CORRIGENDUM OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Kenya - Drought/ Food Security Crisis 23 July 2004 This report is based on information provided by the Regional Support Office - Central and Eastern Africa (RSO-CEA). I. SITUATION 1. Several years of…

(NEW YORK: 22 July 2004) United Nations agencies will soon be appealing for international aid on behalf of the Kenyan Government, which has requested assistance to help overcome poor rainfall and severe crop failure. Several years of inadequate rains in Kenya…

NAIROBI, Jul 20, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Kenyan government announced on Tuesday it will import 2 million bags of maize to alleviate the famine which has been declared a national disaster. The country's Minister for Agriculture Kipruto Arap Kirwa…

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