Rapports

This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: Measles in Kenya Cholera in The United Republic of Tanzania Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo For each of…

While the March-April-May (MAM) 2024 rainfall period has ceased over most parts of the country, some heavy rainfall continues to affect parts of Kenya. Since the beginning of the long rainy season in March above average rains…

by Vittorio Bruni, Patrick Mutinda Muthui, Cory Rodgers, Olivier Sterck While humanitarian assistance to refugees has increasingly focused on fostering self-reliance, refugees are highly exposed to economic shocks that make self-reliance difficult to achieve. With limited access…

The World Bank and UNHCR have collaborated since 2016 on research, socioeconomic surveys and publications to generate evidence and develop an understanding of the living conditions of refugee, stateless and host community populations in Kenya. These…

HIGHLIGHTS • More than 306,520 (61,304 families) have been affected by heavy rains and floods between 1 March and 18 June 2024, according to the National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC). • An estimated 315 people have been killed,…

NAIROBI — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$37 million from the United States Government to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to refugees in Kenya. This contribution will enable…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall: The second dekad of the month of May marked the cessation of the long rain season. The vegetation condition index remained above normal in the county and all its sub-counties. Socio-Economic Indicators…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Biophysical Indicators Rainfall Performance: The county experienced above-average rains ranging between 125-300 percent of the normal rains. Vegetation Condition: The 3-month vegetation condition index was above normal across all the livelihood zones.

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification The March to May 2024 rainfall season performed above average which has triggered significant improvement in vegetation cover as well as fully recharge of water sources. Insecurity issues still persist along the…

Drought Situation & EW Phase Classification Drought Phase: Normal– Improving Biophysical Indicators • Rainfall amount received was normal to above normal across the County except T/East, Central and South. Overally, the rainfall was characterized by even distribution over space…