Informes

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Analysis of drought patterns in Kenya over the last four decades indicates that the period between droughts has been decreasing consistently since the 1960's - with an established pattern of three years drought followed by…

NAIROBI, 24 May (IRIN) - An unprecedented influx of refugees from Somalia into the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera is putting a heavy strain on the local population in the arid district, where malnutrition levels have risen to between…

NAIROBI, 22 May (IRIN) - The number of people displaced by recent flooding in Kenya is now estimated to be up to 60,000, while over 175,000 have been negatively affected, in the worst floods to hit the country since…

Launched on 13 May 2002 for CHF 1,737,000 (USD 1.1m/ EUR 1.2m) for 3 months. Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 50, 000 Beneficiaries: 125,000 Period covered: 13-20 May 2002"At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 0%Related Appeals: East Africa regional…

Editorial This is the first issue of monthly series of the GHA Bulletin. It is currently a joint publication of five institutions listed below. It covers food security issues in ten GHA countries, of Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,…

NAIROBI, 20 May (IRIN) - The security and humanitarian situation of Somali refugees living in the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera is becoming increasingly difficult as a result of inter-clan fighting in Bulo Hawa, just across the border in…

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Floods have made schools inaccessible to hundreds of pupils in Kenya's parts of Lake Victoria basin a fortnight after they re-opened for a second term. The official Kenya News Agency (KNA) reported that in the port…

Since the beginning of May unusually high rainfall in the highlands have resulted in parts of Western Kenya experiencing serious flooding. More than an estimated sixty thousand people have been affected. Many have had to flee their homes. Most…

NAIROBI, 15 May (IRIN) - While humanitarian workers agree that floods in Nyanza Province, on the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, have "drastically reduced" since last week, serious long-term concerns remain. Kisumu Provincial Commissioner Njoroge Ndirangu said on Tuesday…

The District Commissioner for Busia District in the Western Province, Nathan Hiribae has praised World Vision and the Red Cross for their assistance to the thousands of people displaced by floods in the district. Action Aid, government administration officials and the…