Reports

Baltimore, July 27, 2000 -- In Kenya, the Horn of Africa drought is now one of the worst droughts ever recorded there. According to the United Nations, 80 percent of the livestock have died in the worst-affected areas of…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the UN] NAIROBI, 27 July (IRIN) - As the Kenyan authorities on Thursday awaited a decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the resumption of funding, the entire country experienced an…

Christian Aid has given £100,000 to aid people affected by drought in north-western Kenya. An estimated 3.3 million Kenyans are considered to be at risk from the drought. Christian Aid and its partners, the National Council of Churches in Kenya…

UGANDA: Sudanese refugees cross northern border At least 3,500 Sudanese refugees have crossed into the Moyo and Adjumani districts of northwest Uganda since June because of growing insecurity in southern Sudan, a UNHCR spokeswoman told IRIN on Wednesday. "We are currently…

NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) - In the wake of a serious water crisis in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the UN Environment Programme has advised cities around the world to set up integrated strategies for water demand management. The strategies should include campaigns to…

NAIROBI (July 20) XINHUA - The European Union has approved 3 million euro (2.76 million U.S. dollars) to set up an Emergency Drought Program for north and central Kenya in response to the sharply deteriorating drought in the region,…

The widespread failure of Kenya's main rainy season has brought severe food shortages to 19 districts throughout the country. In the worst hit areas, 80 percent of livestock has already died. Crops have withered and people are selling their few remaining…

The Government of Kenya has declared a national disaster in 19 districts due to the drought. An estimated 3.3 million people are at risk of starvation. Over a million children and 430,000 pregnant and lactating women are in urgent…

KIWAWA, northwest Kenya, 18 July (IRIN) Trudging from the Lolepo water point, three frail, old women headed for the shade of a thorn tree in the corner of a field, a kilometre from the Kiwawa Baptist centre in northwestern…

NAIROBI (July 18) XINHUA - A consignment of 20,000 tons of maize donated by the U.S. government to help alleviate hunger in Kenya has arrived in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa in the southeastern part of the…