Informes

The health ministry says the rotavirus vaccine, which fights diarrhoea in children, is now available at most health centres for children under five. “There has been a remarkable improvement of vaccination coverage from 28 percent DPT3 in…

The State Minister for Agriculture, Thou Chan Liyol says a team has visited the camps and distributed 8000 bags of sorghum to the affected communities. Liyol explains that the camp is located in a low area, making…

The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, led by Abdul Wahid (SLM/A-AW) and the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, led by Mini Minawi (SLM/A-MM) – two major armed non-State actors from Darfur – signed Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment banning anti-personnel…

DARFUR (15 Aug .) - Continuous heavy rains and torrents over the past days have caused further destruction to areas in the Darfur region, and affected about 142,000 people in Sudan since late July, aid organisations…

SHANGIL TOBAYA (15 Aug .) - A large number of heavily armed pro-government militiamen surrounded a camp for internally displaced people in Shangil Tobaya, North Darfur, today (Friday). A shepherd was killed by militiamen in the…

Defence for Children International Zimbabwe (DCIZ) has blamed ‘well-wishers’ for the rising cases of child abuse. The chief executive, Elfas Mcloud Zadzagomo, said some 'co-called' well-wishers who visit desperate people in places such as Chingwizi Transit Camp…

By Amy Fallon KAMPALA, Aug 15 2014 (IPS) - When Peninah Mamayi got her period last January, she was scared, confused and embarrassed. But like thousands of other girls in the developing world who experience menarche having…

EARLY WARNING AND RESPONSE SUMMARY The Rift Valley areas in areas where deficient rainfall was observed during the preceding decades will have better rainfall during the coming August 2014. Kiremt benefiting areas of Tigray, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambela,…

INTRODUCTION Following the National Meteorology Agency (NMA) forecast for the 2014 kiremt season (July to September), the DRMFSS-led national Flood Task Force, constituting NMA, sector line ministries, UN Agencies, NGOs, and donors, was reactivated to closely monitor…

HIGHLIGHTS Operations were scaled up to respond to emergency levels of malnutrition in Longochuk, Upper Nile State. The South Sudan Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) will allocate up to US$500,000 from its emergency reserve to mitigate flood effects in…