Rapports

Note: The last situation report was dated October 8, 2004. BACKGROUND During July and September 2003, favorable climatic conditions resulted in increased locust breeding levels throughout Sahelian West Africa. The density of the swarms increased during October and November in Mauritania, Mali,…

FAITS MAJEURS 4000 personnes sont arrivées cette semaine à Minova et environs, dans la province du Sud-Kvu à la suite des combats entre deux brigades de la 8ème Région Militaire. Selon l'Administrateur du Territoire de Minova, au moins 3000 personnes…

RESUME ET IMPLICATIONS Les premières conclusions de la mission FAO/CILSS/FEWS NET de pré-évaluation qui s'est déroulée du 18 au 21 octobre 2004 au Tchad font état d'une baisse de production céréalière de 36% par rapport à l'année…

Dakar/Rome, 4 November 2004 -- Regional cereal production in the Sahel will not be affected in a major way this year, despite large-scale Desert Locust infestations, but a combination of drought and locusts have caused severe localized damage to…

Weekly Introduction: The 2004-05 Tropical Cyclone season will begin in about a month over the southern Indian Ocean. Cyclone season typically runs from December through April, with the peak during the month of February. Although tropical cyclones…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS Current food prices are very high due to an increase in fuel prices and a shortage of food in the markets, due to a poor season 2004B crop. Current seasonal rains are also very…

Location of operation: Liberia Amount of decision: 4.300.000 euro Decision reference number: ECHO/LBR/EDF/2004/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: A National Transition Government with Chairman Gyude Bryant was installed in October 2003 pursuant to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement…

BANDAJUMA CAMP, Sierra Leone, Nov 3 (UNHCR) - When Sierra Leonean President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah declared, "Nobody in Sierra Leone will go to bed hungry by 2007", he probably did not expect that Liberian refugees, too, would heed his…

SOMMAIRE ET IMPLICATIONS Il y a eu un arrêt précoce des pluies en fin septembre et octobre à travers certaines localités du pays. L'invasion des criquets pèlerins connaît une accalmie suite aux traitements effectués et au retour…

I. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS UNOWA convened a conference on 4-5 October to develop integrated conflict prevention and peace building strategies for especially sensitive border areas in West Africa. The conference discussed among other topics the emergence of hidden…