Informes

Sudan: UMCOR Team Heads for Darfur The United Nations calls it "a crisis out of control." A 14-year-old resident of an internally displaced persons' camp in the region told an aid worker, "We have lost everything." To this place of…

Key Developments The UN Security Council adopted a resolution today in which it decided to hold a special series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya on 18 and 19 Nov. 2004. The agenda for these meetings will include "The Reports of…

Note: This report updates the last Situation Report dated August 6, 2004. BACKGROUND For more than 21 years, Sudan has been adversely impacted by armed conflict, famine, and disease, largely associated with the civil war between the Government of Sudan (GOS)…

"My name is Ayal Teshale and I am 12. I live in North Wollo, Ethiopia. The nearest clean water is from a pump 5km from my home. This means that each morning I have to go with my three…

Amount of decision: 3,850,000 Euro Decision reference number: ECHO/KEN/EDF/2004/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Northern and Eastern Kenya is subject to climatic changes resulting in cycles of flooding and drought. Rain failure in the Arid and…

Silver Spring, Maryland - Two newly funded proposals targeting water, health, and sanitation will increase aid provided by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan. The Water Access Capacity…

Food security in much of the country is expected to continue deteriorating, due to poor production prospects, inadequate pasture, critical water shortages and high rates of malnutrition. Continued vigilance is required to assist nearly 2 million…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 22 October 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR will be…

(New York: October 22, 2004) -- A new report from the UN in Sudan says that the number of people in Darfur now in critical need of relief has risen nearly ten per cent in the past month even…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Period covered: August to…