Reports

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 185 countries. In Brief THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS…

Extreme floods in the coastal regions of Kenya swept away the homes of more than 75,000 families in recent weeks. Caritas Australia has offered $50,000 to Caritas Kenya and other Caritas partners to support the victims of the floods…

Livestock Sector It is clear from the assessment that the floods have affected the livestock in various ways including some deaths that occurred from drowning as animals were swept away. At Meri village (Habaswein division of Garissa District), a farmer…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is launching a revised emergency appeal for 26.3 million Swiss Francs (21.9 million US$/ 16.5 million €) to support the Kenya Red Cross Society in its response to the…

By Kenya Food Security Steering Group, November 2006 Introduction Immediately following the heavy rains that fell during the weekend of 10 November, representatives from the Office of the President, Government of Kenya, and the UN agencies agreed on an urgent need for…

CAFOD (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development) is supporting a local organisation in coastal Kenya as it races to stem the spread of an outbreak of cholera following the floods. The public health officer in Mombasa district has reported 28 cases…

By Sarah Crowe The worst floods in years have affected more than 1 million people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda in recent weeks, destroying homes and cutting off entire villages. Here UNICEF's Sarah Crowe reports from the region, where…

This Information Bulletin (no. 4/2006) reflects the information available at this time. The Situation Torrential rains continue to pound various parts of Kenya. Some of the latest worst hit areas include Ijara, Garsen, Garissa and Budalangi. Some areas are still totally…

Some 195,000 people have been affected by rains that have flooded refugee camps in Kenya, home to 160,000 refugees. Some camps are completely cut-off except by air. Dadaab in Kenya is no stranger to crisis. The area has been home…

NAIROBI, Dec 1, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Catastrophic floods which struck East Africa in recent weeks have killed more than 250 people and the death toll could rise further as torrential rains continued to batter the region, according…