Évaluations

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Nutrition surveys were carried out in the Assaba and Tagant Regions of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania between October 12 and November 2, 2002 following reports increased malnutrition rates, decline in food security and general livelihood of communities in the…

Highlights The global supply and demand balance for cereals is pointing to a tighter situation in 2002/03 than was anticipated earlier in the wake of deteriorating crop prospects in a number of major producing countries. Based on the production and…

Executive Summary This assessment was conducted from July 29 to August 13, 2002 in The IDP camps in Montserrado and Bong County as in IDP sites in Ganta, Nimba County. Health status and existing capacity to…

CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION OVERVIEW As of September 2002, the number of countries facing serious food difficulties throughout the world stands at 32, with 21 in Africa, 6 in Asia, 3 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In southern…

A Global Overview of Internal Displacement The Global IDP Database collects information on people who have become internally displaced after fleeing their homes because of armed conflicts, or because of violations of human rights, and who have…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) issues periodic emergencies when population groups are now, or will soon become, extremely food insecure, unable to meet their consumption needs. These groups have already exhausted their strategies for acquiring food and face…

La persistance des déficits pluviométriques prolongés compromet les récoltes céréalières de la saison agricole 2002-03 à l’Ouest du Sahel RESUME La campagne agricole s’est définitivement installée très tardivement dans la majeure partie de l’ouest du Sahel à la…

Sommaire La saison sèche se prolonge dans les zones agropastorales du sud-ouest, du centre et du nord du pays. Dans le sud-est les cumuls de pluies enregistrés jusqu’à la fin de la deuxième décade d’août sont inférieurs…

PR 02/91 JOHANNESBURG/ROME, 26 August 2002 - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged donor countries to commit critically needed food aid and financial support to Southern Africa to avert a large scale humanitarian crisis. The call came…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is among the most severe in the world. An estimated two to four million Congolese are internally displaced, 90% of them in the Eastern region. Health and other infrastructure…