Rapports

A senior United Nations envoy heads to West Africa next week for a three-country mission aimed at spotlighting the effects of climate change, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and other challenges facing the countries of the…

OUAGADOUGOU, 28 May 2008 (IRIN) Heavy rains that hit Ouagadougou on 25 May left 542 people homeless, over half of them children, Gabriel Semdé, the provincial director of the government ministry for social welfare and national solidarity, told IRIN. Up…

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…

NEW YORK, 28 May 2008 - Global health experts who make up the International Coordinating Group set up to fight yellow fever are gathering at UNICEF Headquarters to discuss lessons learned from recently-completed vaccination campaigns in Togo, Mali and Senegal…

West African ministers of trade, agriculture and finance on Monday in Abuja declared that six billion dollars was needed to implement emergency intervention measures to mitigate food crisis in the sub-region. In a communique delivered at the end of a conference…

Le RTCF sort de l'ombre Les mets préparés à base de céréales transformées, peuvent être une alternative à la vie chère. Cette conviction, le Réseau des transformatrices de céréales du Faso (RTCF) l'a partagée le vendredi 11 avril dernier…

Hausses importantes au Burkina. Le riz augmente dans les 3 pays. 1- PRIX DES CEREALES : pour le sac de 100 kg, en FCFA (prix à la consommation) 1-1- MALI AMASSA - AFRIQUE VERTE MALI Source : OMA et Réseau des…

By William Eagle As food prices climb, African policymakers are considering short- and long-term ways to make food prices affordable. The measures range from food subsidies for consumers to incentives for farmers to increase production. From Washington, William Eagle has…

May 2 (Reuters) - Anger over high food prices has sparked protests in several countries. Surging food prices have posed a particular risk to poor economies. Here are some details of recent price rise protests and disturbances: * BURKINA FASO…

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…