Rapports

Summary Yet another poor long rains season, in particular in the eastern pastoral districts, raises serious concerns over the viability of pastoral livelihoods. In contrast, favorable food- security prospects have held firm, so far, in the high-potential 'grain-basket' districts of the…

NAIROBI, 9 July (IRIN) - Over three million Kenyans continue to depend on emergency food aid as the north and east of the country enter a fourth year of drought. Pastoralists are being forced to move out of their traditional…

KENYA: Drought and food insecurity "far from over" Over three million Kenyans continue to depend on emergency food aid as the north and east of the country enter a fourth year of drought. Paul Rossiter, regional livestock coordinator for the UN…

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll from the cholera outbreak reported in the northern Kenya district of Wajir has reached 17 following the deaths Wednesday of five more people. Health officials in Wajir town, the administrative capital of the…

UGANDA: High fertility rate raises concern The fertility and population growth rates in Uganda are among the highest in the world, according to a new survey by Uganda's Population Secretariat (POPSEC). The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) for 2000 indicated…

KENYA: Food shipment to help school feeding programme WFP on Monday welcomed the arrival in Mombasa port of a 54,000 mt shipment of maize, valued at US $24 million, as part of a substantial donation by the US government towards…

HIGHLIGHTS MIXED FOOD SECURITY OUTLOOK MORE FUNDS NEEDED FOR UNIMIX CHOLERA SPREADS IN WAJIR BACKGROUND June was an interesting month within Kenya with newspapers focusing on a variety of controversial subjects - not least the shock of President Moi's government reshuffle which placed opposition…

General Situation The trial of those accused of involvement in the bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi city centre in August 1998 continued in New York. One man was sentenced to life imprisonment, one other is awaiting sentencing…

"Linking Emergency with Long Term Development" Highlights: UNICEF defines a development emergency as "a situation in which extraordinary action - beyond routine programs and systems - is required to ensure the basic rights/survival and well-being of children and women." UNICEF Intranet…

MSF warns that malnutrition will continue to rise unless donors strengthen food pipeline. Press release: Nairobi, 26 June 2001- In a statement issued today out of Nairobi, the international medical relief organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned that malnutrition rates among…