Informes

Raped and killed by Janjaweed militia On Wednesday 11th June 2014 Kaltouma Mohammed Ibrahim was caught by a group of Janjaweed on the outskirts of Kalma IDP camp and raped by one of the Janjaweed. When another…

UNHCR OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Upon the request of the Minister of Interior, UNHCR carried out a physical verification exercise in Maratane, Nampula and Maputo of asylum-seekers whose cases are pending endorsement by the Minister and submission to the…

As delivered We are now halfway through the year and I wanted to update you on some of the humanitarian concerns and challenges we are facing as we seek to respond to the needs of millions of…

Covering the southwest, midwest and northwest Main Highlights The number of South Sudanese refugees assisted since 16 December 2013 is now 110,657 in Adjumani, Arua and Kiryandongo districts of Uganda. Together with those registered in Kampala (3,636), the…

Ladies and gentle men of the press, welcome to this press briefing on the cholera situation in South Sudan I would like to give you a quick update on the current situation todate As of 14 June 2014,…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Average rice production outlook for the 2014 crop Rice prices decrease in the second quarter of 2014 and remain close to their year-earlier values Food security conditions are expected to improve this year compared to last…

MALAKAL, 16 June 2014 (IRIN) - Civilians displaced by brutal fighting in South Sudan are ignoring calls from government officials to return to their homes, preferring the safety of squalid UN bases to the risk that…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Planting of 2014 main season cereal crops has just started in southern areas Abundant rains during the second half of May benefitted pasture conditions in South Kordofan and parts of South and East Darfur Average to…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable general outlook for 2014 “msimu” and “masika” seasons crops Lower yields are expected in some northwestern areas due to erratic rains since mid-April Recent flooding in coastal areas likely to affect grain quality Maize prices declined…

Humanitarian agencies are not strangers to new technologies. Typically customers rather than creators of technological solutions, humanitarian agencies are well-known for their purchase and distribution of items such as the nutritional supplement Plumpy’Nut, and water filtration…