Informes

HARARE, 27 May 2014 (IRIN) - The spike in women managing their own agricultural land following Zimbabwe’s 2000 land reform programme catapulted the country to high up in the African league of female farmers tilling their…

Wendy Van Amerongen, Communications Officer for South Sudan, shares some of the challenges of working in South Sudan amidst the current conflict and why the team is up to the task: Getting supplies to where they are…

Highlights Increasing number of South Sudanese asylum seekers continues to arrive in Gambella Region of Ethiopia. As of 22 May, UNHCR reports that 131,051 South Sudanese have sought asylum in Ethiopia through Pagak, Akobo, Burubei, Matar, Raad…

Posted on Tue, May-27-2014 Mozambique - IOM and UNHCR yesterday hosted a meeting with key stakeholders to discuss the national response to mixed migration challenges in Mozambique. The meeting was part of the preparations for the…

Conflict over natural resources has increased in Kenya especially among pastoralist communities. In Garissa County, where many pastoralist communities reside, population increases are leading to higher need for water, pasture and fuel wood. These needs, coupled…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT In most cropping areas, adequate rains benefitted 2014B season crops with positive effects on yields By mid-May, significant moisture deficits detected in parts of northern districts Food security conditions improve also in areas where 2014A season…

Baringo County leaders have warned of looming hunger in the area and urged the government to shore up its strategic food reserves. The leaders, among them Deputy Governor Mathew Tuitoek, Baringo Central MP Sammy Mwaita, Women Representative…

26 May 2014 - Ethnic communities must live together peacefully and truly reconcile to recover from the horror and trauma of war, according to Mary Nyaloth Lony. Separated from her husband during the South Sudan conflict, Ms.…

Background On 29 April 2014, a suspected case of cholera was reported from MSF clinic at UN House/Juba III IDP camp. The previous day he had visited relatives in Gudele where he developed severe diarrhoea. One of the contacts…

JUBA, South Sudan, May 27 (UNHCR) – Three weeks after South Sudan's warring rivals agreed to a truce, continuing fighting has forced almost 70,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country…