Rapports

WHO: Valerie Amos, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator WHAT: High-level humanitarian pledging conference for South Sudan WHEN: …

ƒ Thirty‐nine (39) new cases were admitted at cholera treatment centre (CTC) in Juba Teaching Hospital (JTH) on 18 May 2014. A total of 21 cases were discharged on 18 May 2014 leaving 81 patients receiving…

General Overview Reporting completeness remains at 65% while timeliness improved from 53% to 56% during week 20 as compared to week 19. Malaria, Acute respiratory infection (ARI), and Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) continued to account for the highest disease…

Malnutrition, cholera and conflict stalk youngest citizens of newest nation OSLO, 18 May 2014 – On the eve of the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference, UNICEF warned that hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan’s three most…

Pierre Claver Mbonimpa Faces Dubious Charges Over Radio Comments (Nairobi, May 17, 2014) – Burundian authorities have detained and charged one of the country’s leading human rights activists on questionable grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. Pierre Claver…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Poor rains affect first season crops in some uni-modal and bi‑modal rainfall areas Maize prices increase since January and are near-record levels in Kampala Food security concerns persist in Karamoja region

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT In most cropping areas, adequate rains benefitted 2014B season crops with positive effects on yields By early May, moisture deficits detected in parts of northern districts Food security conditions improve also in areas where 2014A season…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Harvesting of the 2014 maize crop is well underway and production is estimated at a bumper level of 13.6 million tonnes Improved outlook for the 2014/15 marketing year (May/April), following a tight supply situation last…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Record maize crop forecast in 2014 Improved supply outlook in the 2014/15 marketing year (May/April) with a possible exportable surplus close to 1 million tonnes Maize prices are about one-third above last year but remain…

JUBA, 13 May 2014 – The Embassy of Japan and the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in South Sudan (UNHCR) are pleased to announce a contribution of USD 6.8 million from the…