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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An integrated nutrition, food security and retrospective mortality survey was undertaken by the Ministry of Health and ACF during the rainy season (May 2012) in West Pokot County. The overall survey objective was to…

Introduction In July-Aug. 2012, Oxfam commissioned a post-drought situation analysis of northern Kenya, with specific reference to Turkana and Wajir counties. The objective of this assessment was to understand the implication of the poor performance of the…

Background Information The current crisis began on 25 July, when fighting broke out between the Borana and the Gari in the Oromia region (also known as region four) of Ethiopia. The conflict was reportedly tied to a…

RAPID URBANIZATION EXPOSES TOWN DWELLING KENYANS TO FOOD INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION Food security analyses for developing countries have mainly focused on rural areas because factors underlying food insecurity and malnutrition such as poverty, low education on levels,…

The objective of the KU-CFSVA was to analyze the food security, nutritional status and vulnerability of the urban population of Kenya, to provide baseline information to the policy-makers and practitioners, and to identify interventions. For the…

Executive Summary Overview On behalf of the Government of Kenya (GoK), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) sent an official request to international partners in August 2011 for assistance in undertaking an assessment of the prevailing drought in the…

Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 Scope of the October-December, 2011 short rains food security assessments The multi-sectoral 2011/12 short rains were conducted by a joint…

Key Messages The food security of refugees arriving in Dadaab camps remains precarious as evidenced by heightened rates of child malnutrition in the outskirts of Dagahaley camp. UNHCR’s preliminary survey results indicate Global and Severe Acute Malnutrition…

**Geographical coverage:**North Eastern and Rift Valley Provinces 18-20 August 2011 Teams: UNFPA/ UNICEF/ Ministry of Health North Eastern Kenya Highlights: FINDINGS • Security concerns warrant to be escorted by police into and throughout the North Eastern Province.

Executive Summary Mercy Corps conducted an adapted Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis (EMMA) assessment in Wajir County of Kenya from 2-6 August 2011. The assessment was organized as a response to the hunger crisis resulting from the…