Rapports

Augmenter la production de riz et sorgho pour réduire les importations coûteuses 28 août 2008, Rome - A l'est de Madagascar est en train de s'achever une campagne de semis d'un mois qui devrait garantir des approvisionnements vivriers locaux suffisants…

FAO helps boost rice, sorghum production to reduce costly imports 28 August 2008, Rome - A month-long series of plantings is coming to an end in eastern Madagascar, aimed at ensuring that the local food supply - of rice especially…

COMITÉ DES DROITS ÉCONOMIQUES, SOCIAUX ET CULTURELS Groupe de travail de présession 24-28 novembre 2008 APPLICATION DU PACTE INTERNATIONAL RELATIF AUX DROITS ÉCONOMIQUES, SOCIAUX ET CULTURELS Résumé Madagascar a ratifié le Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, le 22 septembre 1971. Son…

ANTANANARIVO, Jul 31, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- The eradication of children's poverty was a long-term task in Madagascar, the executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman said here on Wednesday. Before wind up…

ANALANJIROFO, Madagascar, 28 July 2008 Ann M. Veneman, on the first-ever visit by a UNICEF Executive Director to Madagascar, spent Sunday in Analanjirofo, the region hardest hit by Cyclone Ivan earlier this year. Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, is prone…

IP/08/1190 Brussels, 23 July 2008 - The Commission has extended the scope of its disaster risk reduction programme (DIPECHO) to countries in the south-west Indian Ocean region, with a new decision for €5 million. The funds will be channelled through…

INTRODUCTION During and immediately after a crisis, national actors and the international community focus primarily on meeting immediate life-saving needs. Human lives are at risk and quick action is required to minimize damage and restore order. Thus, on February 22,…

JOHANNESBURG, 18 July 2008 (IRIN) - In Madagascar, where community resilience and livelihoods are continuously eroded by cyclones, floods and drought, the gap between emergency humanitarian action and development assistance can become too wide to cross. "When the question is…

HIGHLIGHTS In the first months of 2008, three consecutive cyclones struck Madagascar affecting 17 of 22 regions, and 342,000 people out of a total population estimated in 2008 at over 19 million. Among those affected, 191,404 lost their homes and…

'Poor households and communities of Madagascar have been the primary victims of the 2008 deadly cyclones and should not be forgotten even at a time when multiple natural disasters in the world challenge the international aid community', announced Xavier…