Reports

Michelle Brown and Larry Thompson of Refugees International recently returned from an assessment mission to the Kakuma refugee camp. Kakuma camp in Kenya is one of the oldest and largest refugee camps in the world. The inhabitants of the camp…

Severe flooding in April and May caused a high incidence of malaria and waterborne disease in large portions of Kenya. Crops in the affected areas were also washed out. Church World Service worked with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 27 August (IRIN) - "The man couldn't have died at a better time!" The remark may sound callous but respected political scientist Mutahi Ngunyi is quick to…

Appeal Target: US$ 793,073Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 707,999 Geneva, 25 August 2003 Dear Colleagues, The response to this appeal has been extremely poor, to the extent that our members could not provide very meaningful assistance to the…

Humanitarian Update is published by the Disaster Prevention, Management and Coordination Unit under the UN Kenya Resident Coordinator Office, UN Complex, Block Q, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. Overview Some showers of rain were experienced in the Arid districts of…

Tumaini Community Health Care Program, Isiolo The Isiolo area is a remote and arid region that is home to a number of nomadic tribes living a pastoral lifestyle. This program, which is operated by the Tumaini Catholic Mission, provides mobile health…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KAKUMA, 22 Jul 2003 (IRIN) - The violence that followed a cattle-rustling incident last month in Kakuma refugee camp, northwestern Kenya, was unprecedented in its deadly impact. Displacing…

Appeal no. 01.06/2003; Appeal target: CHF 211,021 Programme Update No 1; Period covered: 1 January -- 30 June 2003. The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's…

Humanitarian Update is published by the Disaster Prevention, Management and Coordination Unit under the UN Kenya Resident Coordinator Office, UN Complex, Block Q, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya.Turkana: blanket food distribution ruled out A rapid food security assessment of…

Ministries of Agriculture must include HIV/AIDS in their programmes and activities, says UNAIDS and FAO Geneva/Rome, 30 June 2003 - Agricultural institutions urgently need to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which continues to ravage many rural areas in developing countries,…