Reports

General Situation The trial of those accused of involvement in the bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi city centre in August 1998 continued in New York. One man was sentenced to life imprisonment, one other is awaiting sentencing…

"Linking Emergency with Long Term Development" Highlights: UNICEF defines a development emergency as "a situation in which extraordinary action - beyond routine programs and systems - is required to ensure the basic rights/survival and well-being of children and women." UNICEF Intranet…

MSF warns that malnutrition will continue to rise unless donors strengthen food pipeline. Press release: Nairobi, 26 June 2001- In a statement issued today out of Nairobi, the international medical relief organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned that malnutrition rates among…

News AFRICA: Leadership and money needed Leadership and financial resources are key to a successful global campaign against HIV/AIDS, Peter Piot the head of UNAIDS said on Thursday. Launching a new UNAIDS report in New York ahead of next week's UN…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE (BHR) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background In early 1998, as Kenya began to recover from the floods of 1997, the Horn of Africa experienced the first of several…

NEWS KENYA: Legislation promises cheaper drugs for AIDS patients The Kenyan parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill which looks set to reduce the cost of essential AIDS treatment significantly. The Industrial Property Bill will allow the government to import or manufacture…

By Jim Mwaura- PANA Correspondent Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Girl-child Flora Kuya, 6, from a remote northern Kenya outpost, sits with her chin sandwiched between her hands, eyes staring far into the horizon. Apart from her intense gaze and reluctance to…

OVERVIEW During June, nutrition surveillance activities in Somaliland and Puntland have been intensified with additional support provided in the form of feedback, follow-up and training. By the end of June results of surveys from urban areas of…

Help save a starving child today! Dear Friend and Supporter, Please help save a child and her family from starvation and sickness today. Several million children, women and men are still facing starvation and disease due to severe drought in…

News SOUTHERN AFRICA: SADC nurses launch HIV/AIDS network Nurses from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) this week launched the SADC HIV/AIDS Network of Nurses and Midwives (Sannam), news reports said. More than 10 SADC countries were represented at the meeting which…