Informes

Location of operation: COTE D'IVOIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES Amount of decision: 2,000,000 euro Decision reference number: ECHO/-WF/BUD/2004/03000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Côte d'Ivoire continues to be divided between loyalist security forces in the South and the…

Highlights: - Devastating infestations of desert locusts in the main agricultural areas of Mauritania were noted since the start of the rains in June and July, and continued throughout the growing season. - Millet and legumes (cowpeas and groundnut) suffered serious damage.…

Highlights Cereal production in the 2004 growing season has been estimated at 1 132 700 tonnes, a reduction of 22 percent compared with 2003 but close to the average of the last five years. This decease in…

Highlights Agricultural production in 2004 has been severely affected by locust infestations and drought in the northern regions of Niger causing a total loss of cereal production estimated at an average of 26 percent in the affected…

Some 20 countries to benefit from new agreement 21 December 2004, Rome - The European Commission and FAO have agreed to a new partnership to improve the ability of decision makers to target food insecure and vulnerable people and to take…

In the wake of recent threats from Desert Locusts FAO and WFP released the results of joint assessment missions to Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Following is an overview of reports on the crop and food prospects in four countries:…

Highlights Devastating infestations of desert locusts in the main agricultural areas of Mauritania were noted since the start of the rains in June and July, and continued throughout the growing season. Millet and legumes (cowpeas and groundnut) suffered…

Highlights At the time of writing this report, the Mali government had not yet published its preliminary harvest estimates. The mission based its own estimates on historical production data together with data on crop losses from a…

Despite the United Nations' assessment that host communities in Liberia were unable to provide sufficient food to support the influx of approximately 6,000 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire, the Office of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the…

14 - 20 December 2004 A. GENERAL SITUATION Highlights The President of the Republic of Ireland, Her Excellency Mary McAleese paid an official visit to Liberia on 14 December and held a meeting with Chairman Gyude Bryant of the National Transitional Government…