Rapports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 13 September (IRIN) - Food insecurity in the drought-hit pastoral areas of northern, northeastern and northwestern regions of Kenya is worsening even as forecasts by the country's meteorological…

Whenever there is a food crisis in Kenya, Turkana District ranks highest among the worst hit areas. The lack of food leads to high rates of malnutrition, especially among children. The current drought has hit the area hard. Over the…

Highlights - The short-rains climate outlook contrasts sharply across livelihood zones. - As the emergency operation gets underway, needs far exceed pledges. - Pastoral food security is likely to worsen, should the forecast hold true. - National maize supply to…

30 August 2004--Vatican City-- Caritas Internationalis has launched a USD 247,000 USD appeal for famine-relief for the hardest hit of the long-suffering Kenyan people. The appeal would fund a programme in eight dioceses. Priority will be placed on urgent…

# 640D for $474,625 SITUATION: Kenya is suffering a massive crop failure due to irregular rainfall patterns and contamination of grain reserves by afllatoxin, a toxin created by grain mould. This has prompted Kenya's government to declare a nation-wide state…

An estimated 1.8 million food insecure to be targeted with food aid from August 2004 to January 2005 The Intervention An Emergency Operation was launched in mid-August, following the disaster declaration made by the President in July. About 1.8 million persons…

Appeal Target: US$1,129,084 Geneva, 24 August 2004 Dear Colleagues, Kenya is suffering a massive crop failure due to irregular rainfall patterns and contamination of grain reserves by afllatoxin, a toxin created by grain mould. This has prompted the Government…

by Clare Barasa, of Kenya Red Cross, in Bandari with Andrei Neacsu A frail old man struggles to curve a hoe out of a thick log. Some years ago making farming tools would earn Askari Jefwa a living. Today,…

The Embassy of Israel in Nairobi, Kenya, closed its doors for one day yesterday in order to deliver 15 tons of food to the village of Miangeni, hard-hit by the recent drought, which has affected many parts of Kenya. The…