Rapports

Rome, 28 September 2005 - Most regions in sub-Saharan Africa continue to need some food assistance, but the situation is worst in southern Africa, where about 12 million people need immediate emergency food following a poor cereal harvest earlier this…

DAKAR, le 23 septembre (IRIN) - L'Organisation mondiale de santé (OMS) vient de lancer une campagne de vaccination de plus d'un million de personnes en réponse à la récente épidémie de fièvre jaune qui a fait un mort dans…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DAKAR, 22 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is launching an immunisation drive for more than half a million people in response to four confirmed…

WHO has received reports of an outbreak of yellow fever in Batie, Gaoua and Banfora districts in Burkina Faso in the southeast of the country, near the border with Côte d'Ivoire. Four cases including 1 death have been laboratory…

Caracas, Venezuela, 16 September 2005 WFP has welcomed a donation by the Government of Venezuela of US$3 million to fight hunger in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, three food-insecure countries affected by prolonged droughts and the worst locust invasion in…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA)Note: The last fact sheet was dated September 9, 2005. NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Affected population - Niger 3,000,000 WFP, September 15, 2005 Affected population - Mali 1,000,000 WFP, August 5, 2005 Affected…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Emergency Appeal No. 05EA015;…

by Cristina Estrada in Niger Thirty-five international staff have arrived in West Africa in the last few weeks. They are here to support the Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Mali Red Cross National Societies respond to the food crisis…

FAONEWSRELEASE 05/114e Addis Ababa/Rome, 9 September 2005 - Ministers of education, agriculture, fisheries and rural development and high-level officials from eleven African countries today agreed to make education in rural areas a top priority. At the end of a three-day…

Résumé de l'opération: Depuis le lancement de l'Appel d'urgence le 22 juillet, la Fédération et les Sociétés Nationales Participantes au Niger sont venues en aide à 19,318 enfants âgés de moins de 5 ans souffrant de malnutrition modérée et à…