Évaluations

This report covers the period from June 30 to July 30, 2002 Summary The rainy season has not yet begun in most farming and herding areas of the country. Cumulative rainfall totals at most weather stations are down…

Summary Rainfall totals since the end of May are still too low to trigger the start-up of farm work, except in a narrow strip in the southern reaches of the country along the Malian border between Maghama…

Contexte Suite à une mission OCHA menée à Gemena, Karawa et Gbadolite du 20 au 27 mai et aux discussions avec les acteurs humanitaires rencontrés sur le terrain, sont apparues comme étant prioritaires les trois problématiques suivantes : la santé…

CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION OVERVIEW As of June 2002, the number of countries facing serious food difficulties throughout the world stands at 32, of which 21 are in Africa. In southern Africa, the 2002 cereal production decreased sharply for the second…

FINAL REPORT TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION Dr Peter J Baxter University of Cambridge Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, UK Dr Anne Ancia Emergency Co-ordinator World Health Organisation Goma June 2002 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We have undertaken a vulnerability assessment of the Nyiragongo volcano crisis at Goma for the World…

By Christian Dietrich The Study Hard Currency: The Criminalized Diamond Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its Neighbours is an Occasional Paper of the Diamonds and Human Security Project, a joint initiative of Partnership Africa…

Summary Food security continues to deteriorate in all rural areas of the country, as well as in slum areas of Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. Information from local farmers and regional agricultural agencies in the Gorgol, Brakna and Trarza…

Overview The Mission followed OCHA Geneva Director's visit to the region in March and the IASC Working Group recommendation to examine primarily protection issues in Liberia. Since the problematic of each country of the Mano River Union…

CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION OVERVIEW As of mid-April 2002, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 34. However, in several sub-regions the food supply situation has markedly improved compared to 2000/01. In eastern Africa, favourable secondary…

INTRODUCTION This is the first issue in 2002 of this quarterly report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation, cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries…