Informes

General Situation as of 21 July 2005 The Desert Locust situation continues to be a cause of concern in Chad and western Sudan where breeding is in progress and there is a risk of an outbreak developing. Low numbers…

With more than three million people, including almost a million children, facing starvation in Niger, Oxfam today launched a £1 million appeal for the West Africa Food Crisis. "The situation is desperate. Even the limited food that is available has…

With more than three million people, including almost a million children, facing starvation in Niger, Oxfam Ireland welcomed today's pledge by the Irish government of one million euro for the crisis. "The situation is desperate. Even the limited food that…

21 July 2005, Rome - Intensive and wide-ranging locust monitoring and control operations need to be continued in the next months in frontline countries in the Sahel such as Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Sudan, FAO said today. "The locust…

Anticipating the appeal of the United Nations for help to fight the famine in Niger, the SDC's Humanitarian Aid Department has allocated nearly CHF one million since May to provide emergency food aid to the West African country. In…

Appeal Target: US$ 445,698 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 222,849 Geneva, 21 July 2005 Dear Colleagues, In extensive parts of Niger both the agricultural production of 2004 and the grasslands reserved for cattle have been severely affected by drought and swarms of…

Weekly Introduction Update of Seasonal Outlooks at One-Month Lead: Aug-Oct 2005 Forecasts Gulf of Guinea Region: Climatology is expected across the domain, except locally over northwestern Cote d’Ivoire. Northern Horn of Africa: There is a slight tilt in the odds favoring below…

I am very concerned about the deepening nutritional crisis in Niger, and I spoke yesterday to Jan Egeland, the UN's Emergency Relief Co-ordinator about what needs to be done. DFID was one of the first donors to respond to the…

An emergency appeal is being launched by the British Red Cross to help save the lives of millions of people facing severe hunger in West Africa. More than five million lives are threatened by conditions in the drought-prone Sahel…

Action Against Hunger (ACF) Launches Food Distributions as Famine Threatens Drought-Stricken Mali and Niger The international aid organization Action Against Hunger is stepping up its response to stave off a famine that the UN warns could affect 2.5 million people…