Informes

ABU KARINKA LOCALITY(20 Aug.) - Hundreds of tribesmen have been killed and injured in one of the fiercest clashes that erupted so far between the Ma’aliya and Rizeigat in the area of Um Rakuba in Abu Karinka,…

In Summary The report proposes several measures including Voluntary Male Circumcision, Antiretroviral Therapy, sustained behaviour change and condom distribution in the war against HIV and other STIs. A new report, ‘The National HIV and Aids Estimates’, launched Wednesday…

UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites As of 18 August, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in ten Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 96,360 including 32,786 in Juba (Tomping and UN…

Highlights A ‘Go and See Visit’ to Kismayo, Somalia, took place from 4th to 8th August. The visit enabled 19 refugee representatives from the five Dadaab camps to inform themselves about the economic and socio-political realities…

Highlights Health partners are supporting the Ministry of Health with preparedness in Ebola case detection and management Health partners have reported a decline in both cholera cases and deaths. By 11 August 5,697 cases and 123 deaths (CFR…

A US$20 million boost from the UN’s Central Emergency Fund (CERF) will go a long way in providing life-saving aid in Somalia, but it won’t be enough to halt a deepening crisis, aid agencies warn. “These badly…

Highlights Since the 15th of December, fighting in South Sudan has displaced more than 1.1 million people within South Sudan (OCHA, Aug 8), and led to the outflow of 440,000 asylum seekers into neighbouring countries. Uganda has…

There is nothing more powerful in life than a resilient human spirit and resolve. Mzee Julius Okwera’s story demonstrates why. Okwera a male survivor of rape from Northern Uganda was a victim of the infamous “tek-gungu”…

The newsletter provides updates on SWALIM water and land information management activities such as: · SWALIM Completes Survey of Irrigated Agricultural Areas in Puntland · SWALIM Capacity Building Efforts lead to a Presidential Award in Somaliland · SWALIM Establishes…

Summary: On 15 June 2014, heavily armed gunmen attacked Mpeketoni; a small town located about 40km off the Indian Ocean coastline in Lamu County in Kenya. The gunmen attacked business premises, setting on fire commercial premises…