Reports

A complete food basket will be distributed for the first time in December in seven of the worst affected districts, including Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Isiolo, and Samburu. Beneficiaries in these seven districts constitute about…

HIGHLIGHTS Food basket to improve in worst-affected areas; pipeline shortfalls remain. Pastoralists' grazing indicators improve; food insecurity remains precarious. Rains now widespread and expected to extend through January. Maize deficit likely to widen because GoK and private sector imports fall short.…

KAKUMA, Kenya, Dec 1 (UNHCR) - There's not much open talk of sex among the Dinka people of Sudan. "Even when I get married, my mother won't tell me what to expect on my wedding night," says one young…

While rainfall has been reported in some parts of the country, food shortages have continued in pastoral and marginal agricultural districts of Kenya. World Vision Kenya is implementing a number of emergency projects, with support from various partners, including general food…

Merlin, the UK-based medical relief agency, is providing emergency nutrition and health assistance in northern Kenya, where more than two million people have been affected by severe drought. Rainfall in this region has been below average over the past two…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] AFRICA, 19 November (PLUSNEWS) - The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) approved on Thursday the fifth round of funding proposals to combat the three…

Highlights - Initial short rains performance good in pastoral areas and poor in cropping areas. - Improved rains in November critical for the marginal cropping areas. - Pastoral food insecurity worsens, as evidenced by high malnutrition rates in Garissa…

Elevated food insecurity likely to worsen due to pipeline shortfall, amidst heavy short rains Preliminary results from rapid assessments conducted by members of the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) indicate that food security has worsened significantly.…

Amount of decision: 3,850,000 Euro Decision reference number: ECHO/KEN/EDF/2004/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population: 1.1. - Rationale: Northern and Eastern Kenya is subject to climatic changes resulting in cycles of flooding and drought. Rain failure in the Arid and…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Period covered: August to…