Somalia
MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, 15 July 2014 (IRIN) - Militant group Al-Shabab has lived up to its promise to step up attacks in Somalia, mainly against government installations and personnel, during the holy month of Ramadan, which began on…
South Sudan + 1 more
Highlights Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on humanitarian access signed. The MoU on cross-border humanitarian access has been signed by both South Sudan and Sudan. This will allow WFP to transport life-saving food through the border and reach…
Sudan + 4 more
SUMMARY Substantial humanitarian action is urgently required in Sudan in 2014.Overall, a total of 6.9 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance including life-saving interventions, protection from conflict and violence, strengthening household and community coping mechanisms…
Sudan
MUKJAR (15 Jul.) - Mukjar locality in Central Darfur is devoid of any form of basic health care services. Within the past four months, 15 people died of an unknown liver disease. Speaking to Radio Dabanga from…
South Sudan
Highlights Shared internet connectivity services are being provided to the humanitarian community from nine ETC hubs and six partner sites across South Sudan. A tenth site will be operational in the coming week. Achievements A technician was deployed to…
Kenya
By KENNEDY KIMANTHI A Member of Parliament from Meru County has appealed to the national government to supply relief food to drought-stricken Tigania residents. Tigania West MP David Karithi said there was an acute food and water shortage…
South Sudan
Flooding in parts Unity State may affect crop progress KEY MESSAGES South Sudan received moderate to heavy rains during the first dekad of July with the heaviest rains in northern Unity State (Figure 1). Rainfall in northern Unity was…
Zambia
People With Disabilities Left Behind in HIV Response Remove Barriers to HIV Education, Testing, and Treatment (Lusaka, July 15, 2014) – The nearly two million people with disabilities in Zambia face significant barriers to HIV prevention, testing, and…
Kenya
Kenya: Victims still seeking justice for the post-election violence The government’s continued failure to properly investigate crimes committed during the 2007-2008 post-election violence and to provide justice and reparation for its victims is having a devastating impact…
South Sudan
WASHINGTON, Jul 15 2014 (IPS) - Even as aid workers are warning that children in South Sudan are falling victim to mass malnutrition, international agencies are said to be missing their fundraising goals to avert a…
