Rapports

(New York, 10 September, 2008): An estimated 130,000 people in several countries in West Africa have been affected by severe flooding following several months of heavy rainfall, and are in need of continued assistance. Villages have been submerged and homes,…

Abidjan/Brazzaville, 8 September 2008 -- The city of Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire can once again be considered safe from a Yellow Fever epidemic after the national Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF nongovernmental organizations and others in the…

DAKAR, 3 September 2008 (IRIN) - Experts say many of the right conditions are in place across West Africa to make cash distributions work in the current global food price crisis. Michael O'Donnell, head of hunger reduction for non-governmental organisation…

OUAGADOUGOU, 2 septembre 2008 (IRIN) De fortes pluies et des vents violents ont fait six morts, 18 blessés et 4 200 sans-abri au Burkina Faso, selon le Comité national de secours d'urgence et de réhabilitation (CONASUR), un organisme public. Sept…

OUAGADOUGOU, 1 September 2008 (IRIN) Heavy rains and violent winds in Burkina Faso have killed six people, wounded 18, and left 4,200 homeless according to the government's National Council for Emergency Aid (CONASUR). Seven of the country's 13 regions have been…

Africa Conflict and Humanitarian Unit (ACHU) Summary of key findings - Total spend in 2007/8 was =A3205m, a decline from =A3236m in 2006/7. However using adjusted figures the amount is broadly similar for both years. Both these years' spend was…

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…

- On the whole, the food security situation is adequate, despite the high price of grain compared with the purchasing power of the poorest households in both rural areas and large urban centers. - The good progress…

DAKAR, 18 août 2008 (IRIN) - Des équipes de secours post-catastrophe ont été déployées aux quatre coins de l'Afrique de l'Ouest pour évaluer l'ampleur des dégâts causés par les fortes averses qui se sont abattues dans cette région au…

DAKAR, 15 August 2008 (IRIN) - Disaster relief teams have fanned out across West Africa to assess how badly the region was hit during the past month of heavy rains. Tens of thousands were affected in Togo, Burkina Faso,…