Reports

INTRODUCTION Garissa District, which has an area of 33,681 square kilometers, has a population of 368,593 (1) The highest concentration is in the Central Division. The District is divided into eleven administrative units, namely Balambala, Benane, Bura, Central, Dadaab, Danyere,…

Brief on Kenya Drought The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews-Net) and the Government's Arid Lands Resource Management Project (ALRMP), reported to the Disaster Management Committee Kenya that the food insecurity in 17 districts across the country is alarming (see…

Makueni District, Eastern Kenya: Bending down, Anastasia Wanza 55, plucks a tomato from a stem and calls out to one of her children pumping water from a shallow well nearby to come help her tend the garden. Anastasia's little…

As malnutrition rates skyrocket and the local resource base deteriorates, ACF warns that the worst has yet to come. Mandera (Jan. 6, 2006)-Malnutrition is increasing exponentially in northern Kenya, reports the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (also known as Action…

Kenya in eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, shares borders with Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. In 2004 there was a drought in the north of Kenya and in Suba. Concern helped in the relief work afterwards and…

Nairobi, 05 January 2006 - With eastern and northern Kenya reeling from the failure of the short rainy season, WFP and its humanitarian partners are this week sending an emergency assessment team to the worst-hit pastoral and agricultural districts…

Garissa, North Eastern Province, Kenya 'They were the last,' says Ashim Rage, pointing out five dead cows strewn nearby. They are all that is left of his once 108-strong herd. Two weeks ago, the animals joined the bodies of countless…

January 4, 2006- Mandera. Malnutrition is increasing exponentially in northern Kenya, reports the international aid organization Action Against Hunger (also known as Action contre la Faim or ACF). With little food, no water, and dying cattle, the areafacesthe possibility offamine,the…

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 THIS…

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 Appeal No. 18/2004; Final…