Informes

Group multiplies income by expanding services July 2014—Rather than pursue a risky migration abroad, or simply become resigned to a life of extreme poverty, landless youth in a chronically food insecure district in Ethiopia are staying in…

Cash and food help those in need during lean harvests July 2014—“We never went hungry during the time we received assistance.” Such a simple statement from Bellah Mabhungo, 57, from Mabhungo village in Zimbabwe said it all. For…

Posted by Daryl Martyris on Tuesday, July 8th 2014 Early this year, the U.S. and Swedish ambassadors went on a joint site visit to Rhona Medical Center, a medium-sized health clinic in Kampala. Site visits by the…

Posted by Linda Etim on Wednesday, July 9th 2014 Three years after the Republic of South Sudan’s exhilarating independence on July 9, 2011, following decades of civil war, the people of this young nation are facing their…

The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, pledged to continue working with the United Nations for the effective utilization of available resources in the national AIDS response during a meeting with UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on…

The consultations include general surgeries for people who have suffered serious injury, mainly gunshot wounds. AMREF country Director, George Bhoka says they are targeting up to three thousand cases. George Bhoka: “We are forecasting that in the short…

The pledge was made during a recent visit by Vice President Wani Igga to China. The Vice President says the funding will be used to purchase drugs and medical supplies for the Mayardit hospital. Meanwhile, the Chinese government…

Highlights South Sudan is facing a hunger catastrophe, with the number of children dying of malnutrition-related causes increasing drastically. An estimated 235,000 children under 5 will require treatment for severe acute malnutrition this year, twice as many…

Highlights: With UNICEF support, the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness and Bureaus in eight regions (Oromia, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Afar, Somali, SNNPR, and Tigray) revised their 2014 multi-sectoral Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans during May and June 2014. The…

GIHEMBE REUGEE CAMP (RWANDA), 9 July 2014 (IRIN) - Few of the 14,700 Congolese refugees in Rwanda’s Gihembe camp envisage returning home any time soon. As with Rwanda’s total caseload of 75,000 Congolese refugees, most are…