Rapports

SC/11517 Security Council 7240th Meeting (AM) In a presidential statement issued today, the Security Council expressed grave alarm over the deteriorating situation in South Sudan and condemned the ongoing violence between warring factions, opposition groups and Government authorities. In a…

Africa Briefing N°100 Nairobi/Brussels, 8 August 2014 Eritrea’s youth exodus has significantly reduced the young nation’s human capital. While this has had advantages for the government – allowing the departure of those most dissatisfied and most likely to…

HIGHLIGHTS Six South Sudanese relief workers killed in Upper Nile State’s Maban County Flooding worsens living conditions in Bentiu town, Unity State U.N. barges departed Mangalla town, Central Equatoria State, on August 6 KEY DEVELOPMENTS The international community has condemned the…

Situation Update As of 9 August 2014, a total of 5,667 cholera cases including 123 deaths (CFR 2.17%) had been reported in South Sudan as summarized in Tables 1 and 2. Sixty five (65) suspected cholera cases…

When I was in South Sudan last week, our team in Bentiu sent these photos of the floodwaters that have inundated the U.N. compound where 40,000 people are taking refuge from the conflict. They reported that…

The failure to protect Farming is one of the most essential mean of securing livelihood for most of Darfuris in the rural areas. The farming season has just began in Darfur and the Janjaweed militias continued to…

Highlights WFP and UNHAS aid in extraction of more than 230 people from Maban. Working with UNMISS Force Protection, WFP and UNHAS aircraft extracted about 240 humanitarian workers on 6-7 August from Maban following recent fighting there.…

Highlights The Refugee Operation has a shortfall of US$42 million to cover needs until January 2015 (for the next six months). The food pipeline break will commence in September 2014. As of 5 August about 185,000 refugees had…

Highlights WFP requires US$104 million for the next six months to meet the needs of new arrivals from South Sudan and existing refugees in all four countries. Cases of malaria are on the increase in the Ethiopia refugee…

Need for emergency food, water and livestock interventions in East Pokot as drought worsens 8 August, 2014-Nairobi - The Sub-County of East Pokot, Baringo County is facing severe drought conditions. Due to inconsistent rains in 2014, households…