Informes

18-06-2014 News Release 14/107 Mogadishu/Geneva (ICRC) – A car bomb exploded in Mogadishu at around 7.30 this morning inside the compound of Keysaney Hospital, a facility run by the Somali Red Crescent Society with support from the…

An estimated 3.3 million people are food insecure in Sudan today. With 80 percent of Sudan’s rural population relying on agriculture for their food and income, the sector plays a critical role in helping families cope…

HIGHLIGHTS • Since April 2012, Madagascar has been facing a plague of the Malagasy Migratory Locust, that threatens the livelihoods of 13 million people in the country, 9 million of whom earn a living from agriculture. • It…

Before the crisis, South Sudan was already the scene of one of the world’s largest humanitarian operations – responding to structural food insecurity, large refugee populations, intra-tribal violence, floods, drought and austerity caused by the halt…

18 June 2014 - An outbreak of dengue fever has been reported in Red Sea State, Sudan. As of 17 June 2014, a total of 738 cases with six deaths have been reported. On 16 and 17…

East of Africa Overview Food security: As of May 2014, nearly 17 million people are in Stressed, Crisis, and Emergency (IPC Phases 2, 3, and 4) acute food insecurity conditions in East Africa. Populations in the higher…

Key messages s The Somalia Strategic Response Plan SRP is currently 22% funded; and the Ethiopia Humanitarian Requirements document is 19% funded. US$275m has been reported disbursed to Somalia and US$151m to Ethiopia so far in 2014, very little of…

June 18, 2014 - A cholera outbreak in Mulwanda, a fishing village on the shore of Lake Victoria in the Namayingo District of Uganda, has killed two people and at least 110 have been reported sick. In…

This year’s World Refugee Day theme is an opportunity to highlight key protection challenges such as creating a safe environment for children, ensuring access to health and education and facilitating family reunification. The Ministry of Disaster Management…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This EPoA update extends the timeframe of the operation to the end July 2014 to allow the completion of planned activities still remaining in order to meet…