Évaluations

OVERVIEW FSAU and partners have highlighted the deterioration in welfare of the populations in the Sool plateau related to food insecurity since early 2003. Short term interventions have been undertaken in the area but the malnutrition rates…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: The assessment was carried out in an environment with economic conditions worsening, the country experiencing food shortages due to droughts and other factors and hyperinflation standing at 455.6 percent in September 2003. Survey Design: A livelihoods based structured questionnaires…

Assessment Mission: 30 August - 11 September 2003 By Dechassa Lemessa, Field Officer, UN OCHA Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background East Wellega Zone of Oromiya Region is administratively divided in to 21 woredas hosting a total population of nearly 2 million. The area…

HIGHLIGHTS Unseasonal rains in Northern Somalia miss the Sool Plateau: Field reports and data from remote sensing sources show that the rains reported to have recently fallen in northern Somalia ('Karin') affected the Golis Mountains (Erigavo) and the northern extreme of…

1 Introduction and background The objective of the mission was to facilitate and follow-up Zonal Emergency Partners' Coordination Forum meetings and conduct assessments on detected hotspots. The field mission was carried out in Dawuro, Kambata-Tambaro, Hadiya, Gurage, and Silte Zones and…

Assessment Mission: 19 August 3 September, 2003By François Piguet, Field Officer 1. Introduction and background Both Afar Region and Shinille Zone in the Somali Region have got recently heavy rains after 3 to 5 years of low precipitations.…

Summary The National NGO Food Security (FOSENET) involves 24 non government organisations that collectively cover ALL districts of Zimbabwe, and all types of communities. FOSENET members subscribe that food distribution in Zimbabwe must be based on a platform of ethical…

OVERVIEW While the overall food security situation has been close to normal, this issue highlights a number of areas where populations continue to experience abnormally high levels of malnutrition due to a complex set of issues related…

HIGHLIGHTS Sool Plateau in Alarming Food Security Situation: In the last report FSAU and FEWS-Net indicated 3,500 households in Sool plateau of Sanag and Sool as facing deficits of 25-35% of their energy requirements. And approximately 9000 households in Sool…

João Gomes Porto1 AFRICAN SECURITY ANALYSIS PROGRAMME OCCASIONAL PAPER, 4 AUGUST 2003 Executive Summary Although the civil war in mainland Angola formally ended on 4 April 2002, a secessionist conflict with grave humanitarian consequences remained unabated in the oil-rich enclave province of…