Informes

SUMMARY The 2002 long rains, characterized by wide variability in its spatial and temporal distribution, concluded during June in all areas of the country outside the key grain surplus areas of western Kenya. The 2002 rainfall period was…

Barcelona meeting concentrates on health issues, but latest statistics show devastating impact of AIDS on food production and hunger ROME, 5 July 2002 -- Thousands of delegates attending the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona from 7-12 July should wake up…

NAIROBI, 4 July (IRIN) - Kenyan legislators and civil society groups have criticised the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for its "failure" to successfully broker Sudanese peace talks currently underway in Kenya. Mwandawiro Mghanga, the coordinator of the Kenya-Sudan Friendship…

NAIROBI, 3 July (IRIN) - The relocation of Somali Bantu refugees in Kenya resumed on Monday following a slight setback to the operation last week after clashes broke out in the refugee camp, reportedly over recruitment policies. A total of…

Over 70 million cubic metros of water destroyed Saison village after breaking Saison dam in Ham province of Syria on 10 June 2002. The water killed 20 people, devastated 270 houses fully, as well as damaged 300 livelihoods, gardens…

NAIROBI, 2 July (IRIN) - The Kenyan government and the UN on 28 June launched an international appeal for US $62.5 million to assist over one million flood and drought victims in Kenya. Representatives from more than 20 foreign missions,…

NAIROBI, 2 July (IRIN) - The Kenyan government has released a report warning that millions of Kenyans are increasingly threatened by desertification. In its latest National Action Programme on desertification, the environment and natural resources ministry said the phenomenon had "intensified…

NAIROBI, 27 June (IRIN) - The Kenyan government-sponsored anti-measles campaign, which has been in progress since 17 June, has been partially extended until early next week to reach previously impassable areas. Although reports indicate that over 95 per cent of the…

This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only. Appeal Target: CHF 500,586; budget revised to CHF 368,740 Summary/Update: Following a six month period in 2000 during which the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) operated without a Secretary…

NAIROBI, 27 June (IRIN) - The United Nations World Food programme (WFP) has purchased about 19,000 mt of Kenyan maize, which it hopes to distribute locally as food aid, as well as in Somalia and southern Sudan, the agency…