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NAIROBI, 17 January 2008 (PlusNews) - After a fortnight of political violence during which an estimated 250,000 Kenyans were displaced, health workers are scrambling to ensure that HIV-positive people on life-prolonging anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy continue to receive their drugs and…

HIGHLIGHTS - FLASH APPEAL LAUNCHED BY EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR FOR US$ 41,938,954 - ONGOING ASSESSMENTS GIVE FULLER PICTURE OF OVERALL HUMANITARIAN NEEDS - CONTINUING VIOLENCE RESULTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE SITUATION STILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN - STRONG HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ACROSS ALL CLUSTERS CONTINUES The information…

Highlights Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan 2008 totalling USD 41.8 million launched in Nairobi UNHCR to kick-start camp management with cash infusions to partner NGOs Opposition demonstrations continue for a second day in Kenya with claims of multiple killings by police Situation update The…

USAID/OFDA's humanitarian assistance to Kenya has focused historically on short-term response to incidents of drought and floods, as well as episodes of civil unrest. Kenya experienced several seasons of failed rains in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and…

As the opposition-led demonstrations continued for yet another day in various parts of Kenya, activities at the AMREF Dagoretti Children in Need Project have fully resumed. This is in spite of about 40 per cent of the children who…

With the political situation in Kenya still tense, the humanitarian consequences of the post-election violence persist and the people affected remain in need of ongoing support. The Kenya Red Cross and the ICRC are preparing to help for the…

BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) USAID/OFDA's humanitarian assistance to Kenya has focused historically on short-term response to incidents of drought and floods, as well as episodes of civil…

John Holmes, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, announced today that the world body was appealing to international donors for nearly $42 million to provide humanitarian and early-recovery assistance to some 500,000 Kenyans affected by post-election violence. Mr. Holmes, who is…

Updates on Political/Security Situation Yesterday Parliament was convened and succeeded in the peaceful election of the Speaker of the House, the third most powerful individual in Kenyan politics. The successful candidate was backed by Raila Odinga's ODM party who won…

NAIROBI, 16 January 2008 - UNICEF estimates that at least 100,000 children have been displaced in Kenya since the crisis began with as many as 75,000 children living in over 100 camps for displaced people. In addition many thousands…