Rapports

A Ouagadougou plusieurs milliers d'habitants sont encore sans abri, presque deux mois après les inondations qui ont frappé la capitale burkinabé le 1er septembre, suite à de fortes pluies exceptionnelles ayant affecté à divers titres quelque 150.000 personnes sur un…

Plus de 75 millions d'euros depuis 2005 pour sauver les enfants atteints de malnutrition Au Sahel, l'Unicef estime que plus de la moitié des 600 000 enfants de moins de 5 ans qui meurent chaque année, meurent à cause de…

African farmers have reclaimed farmland lost to drought in the Sahel, bringing hope for the future of this arid region and a model for fighting hunger worldwide. In the Sahel-the belt of land that stretches across Africa on the southern…

In accordance with the Secretary-General's Bulletin (ST/SGB/2006/10), the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) is responsible for setting priorities for the use of the CERF Underfunded window and for selecting countries to receive allocations from that window, in close consultation with relevant…

Abstract Background In Africa, an estimated 300-500 million cases of malaria occur each year resulting in approximately 1 million deaths. More than 90% of these are in children under 5 years of age. To identify commonly held beliefs about malaria that…

Two months after Burkina Faso was hit by devastating floods, the situation in Ouagadougou, the country's capital, remains precarious for the thousands of people who are sheltering in temporary sites such as schools and with host families. Action Against Hunger…

Instrument de la Pastorale Sociale de l'Eglise Catholique du Burkina, l'Organisation Catholique pour le Développement et la Solidarité (OCADES Caritas Burkina) intervient dans de nombreux domaines d'activités pour améliorer sensiblement les conditions de vie des populations défavorisées. Au cours de…

Kampala, Uganda, 22 October 2009 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues, The AU Convention on Protection and Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons in Africa is a ground breaking instrument. One particularly notable feature is its emphasis on natural disasters and climate change as…

Executive summary The Sahel region covers nine countries Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Sahel National Societies' priorities for 2010-2011 are guided by the Federation's Global Agenda Goals and the Framework for Action. Specific…

Flood victims in Burkina Faso continue to receive assistance as the Burkinabe government announces time frame to move families out of camps In less than a 12 hour period on September 1, 2009, over 10.5 inches of rain poured down…