Rapports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 1 Jul 2005 (IRIN) - Kenyan authorities on Wednesday set on fire nearly 4,000 illicit small arms recovered by police over the past two years in an…

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. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 28 June (IRIN) - An estimated 231,000 refugesss living in camps in Kenya are in dire need of food, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS Unexpectedly, the heaviest rains of the season occurred during May easing concerns of a possible season failure. The most important cropping areas of the country expect a favorable harvest. Northwestern pastoralists should endure until…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 23 Jun 2005 (IRIN) - Thousands of people believed to be asylum-seekers or illegal immigrants have flocked to register at the offices of the UN refugee…

Vice President Moody Awori today re-affirmed the government's commitment to work with the international community and to respect the United Nations resolutions. Mr. Awori at the same time assured that Kenya would continue to respect the sovereignty of individual nations…

Explorer Kingsley Holgate to distribute bed nets, anti-malarial products Washington - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced June 16 its support of South African explorer Kingsley Holgate's "African Rainbow Expedition" to prevent malaria. Holgate -- one of Africa's most…

Weekly Introduction: Update of El Niño: Synopsis: ENSO-neutral conditions are expected during the northern summer and fall (June-November) 2005. Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies decreased by more than 2°C in the eastern equatorial Pacific during May. By the end…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ARUSHA, 9 June (IRIN) - A company involved in the production of artemisinine, an anti-malaria drug, is due to set up extraction plants in Kenya and Tanzania to…

Weekly Introduction: Review of Tropical Cyclone Situation: As of this date, there have been 26 numbered cyclones in the Southern Indian Ocean and Southwest Pacific Ocean this season which is about average for this time period. Of the…