Rapports

Thousands of lives are being put at risk because of the disintegration of the Kenyan food distribution system, says Oxfam international today. The 'single pipeline' - which ensures coordinated and efficient aid delivery through a single structure - has broken down…

Poor rains in northern Kenya during October and November last year have led to a significant deterioration in people's food security, particularly in the districts Mandera and Wajir. An estimated 2.5 million people are in need of emergency food…

The UK Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn, today announced that the UK would be providing a further £3 million in response to the Kenyan food crisis. The funding will be provided to the World Food Programme to…

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn is today (Tuesday, 17th January) visiting a feeding centre supported by British medical aid agency Merlin in drought-stricken Wajir, northern Kenya. In response to the worsening food crisis in Wajir, Merlin is scaling up its medical…

NAIROBI, Jan 17, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Britain on Tuesday pledged 3 million pounds (about 5.3 million U.S. dollars) as emergency relief for Kenya where 3.5 million people are suffering starvation in northern parts of the country. Visiting British…

More than 30 people have died and countless livestock have perished as a result of severe drought in most of Northern Kenya and other sections of the country. With rains not expected for at least another month, up to…

INTRODUCTION Wajir covers a total area of 56,501 km squared, consisting of 13 Divisions, 74 Locations and 88 Sub-locations, and a population of 407,000. The District is divided into five livelihood zones, pastoral camel, pastoral cattle, pastoral all species, agro-pstoral and…

By Andrew Cawthorne NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Desperate Maasai herdsmen are driving starving cattle into Nairobi to escape drought and feed off the better-watered pastures and leafy neighbourhoods of the Kenyan capital. Illustrating the extreme measures being taken across Kenya --…

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 183 countries. In Brief This Bulletin (no. 1/2006)…

By Nita Bhalla GARISSA, Kenya, Jan 15 (Reuters) Millions of Kenyans are teetering on the edge of starvation because of a severe drought, their plight worsened by corrupt officials stealing and selling sacks of food aid, analysts say. The government says…