Rapports

NAIROBI, 12 May (IRIN) - The government, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and several NGOs have started distributing food to communities facing severe food shortages as a result of prolonged drought in the northern district of Marsabit and…

The prolonged drought of 1999 to 2002 in the northern district of Turkana was followed by poor short rains in 2003, leaving the people of Turkana facing severe food shortages. This has made the arrival of good long rains…

Background: Food security remains precarious in Turkana and Marsabit Districts for an estimated 230,700 pastoralists, following a succession of poor seasons and growing chronic food insecurity, compounded by conflict. Current food insecurity is exhibited by unacceptably…

Background: An estimated 240,000 people from marginal agricultural and agropastoral households in Kilifi, Kwale, Malindi and Taita Taveta Districts in the Coast Province remain moderately food insecure (see Figure 1). These households have suffered three to…

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 This Information Bulletin…

Highlights Flooding along the Victoria Basin causes displacement. GoK and NGO humanitarian assistance in Marsabit and Turkana Districts mitigates food insecurity in the short to mid-term. Crop prospects favorable in key production areas but still uncertain elsewhere. Staple price…

NAIROBI, 15 April (IRIN) - Nearly 3,000 people have been displaced and eight killed by floods in several districts of Kenya as fears mount that more rivers could burst their banks, the Kenya Red Cross (KRC) said on Thursday.…

NAIROBI, 13 April (IRIN) - Nearly 10,000 people have been affected by extensive flooding in western Kenya, especially in Nyando District, Western Province, where a river burst its banks and inundated 166 homes, the Kenya Red Cross said on…

World Health Day, 7 April 2004Cologne/Nairobi. In sub-Saharan Africa, 1.6 Million people suffer from tuberculosis (TB), more than 6.000 people die of AIDS every day. Both infections are closely linked. In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi,…

Highlights GoK and donors respond to high food insecurity in Turkana and Marsabit. Close to one million now considered moderately to highly food insecure. Rains resume after a tentative start to the critical 2004 long-rains season. Crop forecast based on…