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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…

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has established a national disaster management centre to enable the country deal with man- made and natural disasters, official sources said. State minister Major Marsden Madoka told reporters in Nairobi that several disasters such as…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesman Kris Janowski - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 1. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia/Serbia (Kosovo) The…

Prospects for the 2001 main season cereal crops are favourable. Abundant precipitation in April and May favoured planting and benefited early planted crops. Production is expected to be normal and higher than last year when a…

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…

Summary Kenya this month saw an unexpected reversal in its food security fortunes up to now, particularly in the marginal arable lands, and agropastoral and pastoral areas. In particular, the absence of seasonal rainfall during May has placed…

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…

KENYA: Moi brings opposition party into cabinet President Daniel arap Moi on Monday brought opposition leader Raila Odinga into his cabinet, Kenyan radio reported. In a cabinet reshuffle, Moi appointed Odinga - leader of the National Development Party (NDP), which had…

Over 500 refugees from the Zanzibari islands of Unguja and Pemba were now being registered at Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya in preparation for their voluntary repatriation later this month, UNHCR spokesman Kris Janowski reported on Tuesday. The refugees…