Rapports

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS - Niger: More than 24.000 people affected by floods - Guinea-Bissau: About 870 cholera cases recorded - Niger: MSF-F expelled from Maradi - Cameroon-Nigeria border: 12 persons killed in Bakassi - Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone: more than 1 ton…

More people using drinking water from safe sources, says a new report 17 JULY 2008 - NEW YORK/GENEVA - Every day, over 2.5 billion people suffer from a lack of access to improved sanitation and nearly 1.2 billion practise open…

Vienna, 2 June 2008 - "There is no universal panacea to the problem of world hunger. The persistent commitment of all of us is necessary to meet this difficult challenge. The UN's global auspices are the right platform for…

Appeal history: This Emergency Appeal was initiallylaunched on a preliminary basis on 17 September, 2007 for CHF 1,469,434 (USD 1.2million or EUR 892,617) for 6 months to assist 60,000 beneficiaries in Ghana. CHF 100,000 was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief…

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS - Lowering or cutting taxes on food product tariffs - Burkina Faso : The centre of the country faces food insecurity - Mauritania: A serious food crisis predicted - Guinea Bissau: Cereal stocks are dwindling - Togo: Food security of flood…

OUAGADOUGOU, 28 March 2008 (IRIN) Donors announced in March that they will invest US $1.2 billion into Burkina Faso's water sector, to meet the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of halving the number of people in the world who…

CROSS BORDER & REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Crisis in Chad-30,000 Refugees in Cameroon Over 30,000 Chadians fled across the border into north-eastern Cameroon after fighting in N'Djamena between armed groups and the Government in early February. More than 4,600 families comprising some 20,000 persons…

GLIDE nos. FL-2007-000153-GHA, FL-2007-000158-TGO and FL-2007-000132-BFA Period covered: 30 October - 30 November 2007. Appeal target: CHF 3,922,365 (USD 3.2m or EUR 2.3m) for the entire appeal; the Burkina Faso budget component is CHF 2,505,722 (USD 2.1m or EUR 1.4m). Appeal coverage: fully…

(excerpt) Many people believe that simply providing a fresh, clean water supply will substantially reduce water-borne illnesses. What most people do not know is that safe hygiene practices and access to sanitation are crucial for combating the main health threats…