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Some 80% of the Tanzanian population depends on agriculture for a living. In the North-West, near Lake Victoria, banana is the most important staple crop. The majority of production however is through subsistence farming rather than…

Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC July 25, 2014 South Sudan now faces the worst food security crisis in the world. Violence has forced over 1.5 million people from their homes since mid-December, while more than 50,000 children…

Situation Update As of 27 July 2014, a total of 5,342 cholera cases including 115 deaths (CFR 2.2%) had been reported in South Sudan.

PRESS STATEMENT 34/2014 Mogadishu, 28 July 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, extended his heartfelt greetings to all Somali people as they celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. “As Somalia celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr I wish…

Reduced area planted likely in conflict-affected areas Key Messages Moderate to heavy rains continued across South Sudan during the second dekad of July (Figure 1), although rainfall was below-average in Northern Bahr el Ghazal and the extreme southeast…

Situation Update As of 27 July 2014, a total of 5,271 cholera cases including 115 deaths (CFR 2.2%) had been reported in South Sudan.

HIGHLIGHTS Aid agencies in Sudan require $982 million to assist 6.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance (roughly 20 per cent of Sudan’s population). IOM staff member is released in South Darfur after 20 days in captivity In…

KABKABIYA/ZALINGEI (26 Jul.) - Armed herdsmen threatened to attack and burn down villages west of Kabkabiya town, North Darfur, on Thursday, if the residents did not pay them a large amount of money. A resident of Ardushuf,…

EL FASHER (26 Jul.) - Elements of a Sudanese paramilitary force abducted two shepherds in the area between Shangil Tobaya and Tabit in El Fasher locality, North Darfur, on Friday. Residents in the area told Radio Dabanga…

KATILA (26 Jul) - Pro-government militiamen attacked Hashaba in Katila locality, South Darfur, and wounded four displaced people on Friday. A witness said that the 15 militia members attacked Hashaba, an area for voluntary returning internally displaced…