Évaluations

Planting of 1999 main season cereal crops has started. Early prospects are favourable due to heavy rains during April and May. Pasture conditions are reported to be satisfactory in most regions, especially in the Upper Nile which was flooded…

Prospects for the 1999 main season cereal crops are generally favorable. Crops stressed by a long dry spell in April in western parts recovered, as rainfall improved in May. Northern and north-eastern Uganda, where the season starts later, have…

Prospects for the 1999 Belg crop, now being harvested, are unfavourable, due to below-normal rains. Although Belg production accounts for only 7 percent of total cereal production, it is important in several areas where it provides the bulk of…

Harvest of the 1999 second season foodcrops is underway. The outlook is uncertain. A delay in the start of the rainy season was followed by abundant and well distributed precipitation in March. However, rains were below average in April…

Government of Ethiopia releases new relief appeal4.6 million people in need of food relief According to a revised relief appeal released on May 27 by the Federal Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC), the failure of the…

Mission Report - East and West Hararghe (Mission: 20 to 28 April 1999) By Yves Guinand, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia Background and introduction Objective of the mission The primarily objective of the UNDP-EUE mission was to familiarise with the particularities…

Prepared by Mark Bidder, UNDP-EUE Deputy Coordinator Highlights Government/FAO figures over-estimated 1998 meher season production in a number of key areas of northern Ethiopia known to be chronically food-insecure; The 1999 belg season is a failure, seriously impacting food availability in areas of…

Update on food security in Ethiopia (As of April 30, 1999) Prepared by Mark Bidder UNDP-EUE Deputy Coordinator Highlights Government/FAO figures over-estimated 1998 meher season production in a number of key areas of northern Ethiopia known to be chronically food-insecure; The 1999 belg season…

American branches of CARE, Oxfam and Save the Children ask US Government to re-establish diplomatic contact with Government of Sudan, forge comprehensive cease-fire, gain access to Nuba Mountains Contact: Cynthia Glocker, CARE, (404) 681-4579, ext. 453 Peggy Connolly, Oxfam America, (617) 728-2403 Renee…

United Nations Country Team Rapid Assessment Mission 7-8 April 1999 SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS Members of the UN Country Team, together with the DPPC Commissioner and representatives of the regional administration, visited Mekelle, Adigrat, Axum and Shire to assess the condition…