Rapports

A drought of alarming proportions has placed in danger the lives of 2.3 million people living in 200 administrative divisions across Kenya. The Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has declared it a national disaster and expressed fears that many more…

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 EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS…

Nairobi (dpa) - The Red Cross on Monday appealed to the international community for money to help Kenyans facing starvation. The International Red Cross Federation (IFRC) said it had appealed for 2.7 million dollars to help 200,000 Kenyans in the coastal…

Present context The current national emergency in Kenya is the result of the unfortunate convergence of several events linked to the rainfall patterns that characterise the country. Drought-like conditions typify the arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya while erratic rainfall…

Oxfam has been working in Kenya since 1963. But over the last four years, we have been more involved in Turkana District than ever before. Prolonged droughts have driven many parts of the area into crisis. In the year 2000…

AFR/1009, IHA/934 NEW YORK, 10 August (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) - The United Nations - along with the Kenyan Government and other partners - today launched a flash appeal to rapidly mobilize funds and help get food and…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DJIBOUTI, 10 August (IRIN) - A visiting United States Congressman on Monday hailed the humanitarian work being done by a 1,400-strong US task force in the Horn of…

FAO NEWS RELEASE 04/91 Drought and crop failure take a heavy toll Nairobi, Kenya, 10 August 2004 -- Responding to Kenya's call for international assistance in the face of severe drought and crop failure, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The current national emergency in Kenya is the result of the unfortunate convergence of several events linked to the rainfall patterns that characterise the country. Drought-like conditions have hit the arid and semi-arid areas in…

Highlights The August 2004 - January 2005 emergency operation is set to begin. Food insecurity heightens in the northern and eastern pastoral areas. National long-rains maize output revised downward once again. Maize prices continued to rise in all key markets,…