Reports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 24 January (IRIN) - Two cases of Rift Valley Fever, a deadly viral disease that broke out in northeastern Kenya in December 2006, have been reported in…

Silver Spring, Maryland-In 2006, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continued to fulfill its commitment to improve food security and fight hunger all over the world. During fiscal year 2006, ADRA partnered with the United States Agency for International…

The Kenya Red Cross Society's mission is to build capacity and respond with vigour, compassion and empathy to the victims of disaster and those at risk, in the most effective and efficient manner. It works closely with the International…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated January 12, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Ethiopian forces are planning to begin a phased withdrawal from…

This Information Bulletin (no. 13/2006-2007) reflects the information available at this time. This is a continuation of floods reporting since 17th November 2006. The Situation Rains have subsided in many parts of the country. 144 people have died…

Disease is transmitted to humans also by mosquitoes By Valentine Marc Nkwame As concern grows regarding the outbreak of the deadly Rift valley Fever (RVF) in neighboring Kenya, experts here have warned against consumption of raw milk. This is however despite reports…

The 2006 short-rains season held promise for most of the drought-affected pastoral and marginal agricultural households, after rains began on time. Since then, excessive rains have mitigated the anticipated improvements in food security, especially in the…

Committee on the Rights of the Child 16 January 2007. The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Kenya on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the…

REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION WORKING GROUP Background In early 2006 the Horn of Africa (HoA) countries, and particularly Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia, have suffered a serious drought. This shock and other attendant hardships, which mainly affected the pastoral and agro-pastoral populations…

For one week, water ravaged the Dadaab refugee camps in northern Kenya, destroying 2,000 homes in one of the three camps in Dadaab and stealing the few belongings of thousands of refugees. Thousands have been left homeless, and it…