Rapports

(Dakar, 30 April 2012). – “It is crucial that donors provide sufficient funding to address the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel, and that their funding come now”, said Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel…

Highlights Hundreds of refugees have continued to arrive in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania from Mali since early April. In Niger, In addition to Abala camp, UNHCR will establish a second camp at Mangaize site and a…

Unrest and uncertainty are continuing in the West African state of Mali, as rebel separatist forces have taken control of the northern desert region. Interim civilian power has been restored in the capital, Bamako, after last…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES · At least 270,000 people have been displaced as a result of conflict in northern Mali since 17 January. · According to UNHCR, 131,561 Malian refugees have been officially registered in Mauritania, Burkina Faso and…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS On April 6, representatives from the National Committee for the Return of Democracy and the Restoration of the State—the junta that seized power in late March—and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face a multitude of humanitarian challenges resulting from armed militia group activity and associated displacement, lack of basic services, and endemic disease. The U.S. Government remains the…

Quatre travailleurs humanitaires tués la semaine dernière dans le Territoire de Fizi Quatre agents humanitaires d’une ONG locale ont trouvé la mort le 3 avril à Kikonde, au sud de Baraka dans le Territoire de Fizi. Le…

By Ellie Matthews April 5, 2012 at 9:30 am So a food crisis stems from a shortage of food, right? Not necessarily. When communities are in food crisis, it is usually because people are unable to grow or…

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Kim Pozniak Catholic Relief Services in Mali today announced the temporary closure of one of its field offices in the town of Mopti as a result of an ongoing rebellion that…

Growing insecurity in Mali and northern Nigeria is disrupting the supply of food to communities suffering from a major food crisis affecting 13 million people in West Africa, said international aid agency Oxfam today. The conflict in…