Informes

Appeal Target: CHF 806,035 Period covered: January to May 2003 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…

The European Commission has approved two humanitarian aid packages, each worth €2 million, to support vulnerable populations in northern Uganda and Somalia. The objective is to help meet the needs of people affected by civil strife. In both countries,…

A/58/133 Fifty-eighth session Item 41 (b) of the preliminary list* Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: special economic assistance to individual countries or regions Report of the Secretary-General Summary Somalia and its…

SPECIAL ENVOY, MR. MARTTI AHTISAARI VISITS ETHIOPIA Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, recently appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa, traveled to Ethiopia on an official visit from 2 to 6 July 2003. Mr. Ahtisaari…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This Fact Sheet updates USAID/OFDA Ethiopia Fact Sheet #11, dated July 1, 2003. Background In 2002, below-average belg, or secondary…

No.: 134/03 At a press conference on 10 July, Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson (Christian Democrat) announced that Norway will contribute an additional NOK 30 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia and Eritrea. This brings the total amount…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The Government of Sweden has donated US $ 3.9 million for UNICEF emergency programmes in drought-affected areas. The donation will support emergency interventions targeting millions of children in acute need of food, safe water, shelter and…

By Dave Beer, Logistician /Administrator, DR Congo When your thoughts turn to Kotido, if they ever do, what is the first thing that springs to mind? The Karamajong, so different from anyone else in Uganda? The barrenness of the landscape, miles…

An exciting new project is planned! Medair is expanding its work in northern Sudan to provide access to fresh water for the communities in the West Darfur State, despite growing instability. This will involve the provision of 30 clean…

World Vision is implementing emergency food distribution, targeted supplementary feeding programs, emergency water tankering and water supply development activities in Assaita, Afambo and Dubti woredas of Zone 1, Afar region. Health service coverage in the area is only 28.9%, while…