Rapports

SOOL PLATEAU DROUGHT UPDATE Recent reports from the Sool Plateau suggest that the situation is worsening with no further rain in the region. Pastoralists have started to abandon their livestock and move to areas with permanent water sources within the…

ASMARA, 28 November 2003 - The United Nations and the Government of Eritrea today launched the 2004 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for Eritrea. The Minister of Labour and Human Welfare and Chairperson of the National Drought Coordinating Committee, Ms. Askalu Menkarios…

Launched on: 2 May 2002 for CHF 6,803,000 for 12 months; revised on 22 July 2002 to CHF 89,285,274 (USD 61.6 m or EUR 60.9m) in cash, kind and services for 12 months to assist 1.3 million beneficiaries. Appeal coverage:…

Focus on HIV/AIDS and Water and Sanitation Appeal Target: CHF 811,776 (USD 556,376 or EUR 551,823) Programme Update No. 2; Period covered: April - November 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by…

Crisis in the Making: Action Needed in Somali Region due to Rain Failure For the past several weeks the humanitarian community has been closely monitoring the short season deyr rain areas in Somali Region in the hopes of some improvement…

Luanda, 20/11 - Angola's Cabinet Council on Wednesday here approved a project for the improvement of the water supply and distribution to Luanda city, estimated at USD 98 million, reads a press note. The document from the Cabinet states that the…

World Vision Malawi has established a core research team in an effort to stamp out cholera as a disease that recurs and kills many children and the elderly every year in the country. "We must now put our foot…

Information Bulletin N=B0 1/03 Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: NA The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are…

SUMMARYExtreme underdevelopment For Somalis, prolonged uncertainty about their future has inhibited their ability to cope and complicated reconstruction and development efforts. For the twelfth year, Somalis have no central government, despite hopes arising from the Somalia National Reconciliation…

SUMMARYWorsening situation Over one million people are displaced in Uganda. More than half a million have been affected by drought. Another 200,000 refugees, mainly Sudanese, live in the country. The number of IDPs has increased sharply in the…