Rapports

104/2005 September 20, 2005, Vienna, Austria - The OPEC Fund for International Development today approved a grant of US$1.5 million to co-finance a project jointly developed by the Fund and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The initiative seeks…

General situation up to 20 September 2005 So far this month, scattered solitarious locusts have been reported in Mauritania, Niger and Chad. Locust numbers increased slightly in northwest Mauritania and Niger where small-scale breeding is in progress. Very little rain…

AMBOKO CAMP, Chad, September 19 (UNHCR) - Elisabeth Noudjiguto gave birth to a baby girl at Amboko refugee camp last Friday: an event which would be unremarkable, but for the fact that it took place an hour or so…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This report updates Fact Sheet # 50, dated September 9, 2005. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 16 September 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Assisted by UNHCR and…

HARVEST PROSPECTS ARE GENERALLY FAVOURABLE FOLLOWING SATISFACTORY GROWING CONDITIONS SINCE JULY BUT ACCESS TO FOOD REMAINS DIFFICULT IN LARGE PARTS OF THE SAHEL SUMMARY Good rains continue to fall over the main crop producing zones of the Sahel,…

Highlights WFP completes general food distributions in southern and central camps at full rations of 2,070 Kcal/person/day. Efforts underway to initiate more projects in favour of host communities in eastern Chad. Improved nutritional situation in the camps according to recent partner reports. General WFP…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 13 September 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR has finally…

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The seasonal rains have begun to recede. Seasonal rainfall is expected across most of Darfur, central and southern and central Chad, areas that include most of the IDP camps in the region. While large towns in…