Reports

Ministries of Agriculture must include HIV/AIDS in their programmes and activities, says UNAIDS and FAO Geneva/Rome, 30 June 2003 - Agricultural institutions urgently need to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which continues to ravage many rural areas in developing countries,…

Amsterdam/Nairobi - A Dutch Medical doctor working for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was seriously injured yesterday in an attack with a hand grenade in Mandera, northern Kenya, close to the Somali border. Also three Kenyan civilians were severely wounded; one…

NAIROBI, 27 June (IRIN) - A Turkana man was killed on Thursday evening in skirmishes with anti-riot police just outside the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. Local Turkana had reportedly been trying to loot…

Appeal launched on 8 May 2003 for 846,000 for 2 months for 60,000 beneficiaries; Budget revised to CHF 578,000 Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: N/A Period covered: 17 to 29 May 2003The Federation’s mission is to improve…

World Vision Kenya is undertaking relief work in five areas of the country that were recently affected by floods and drought. Flood relief programs are being undertaken in Nyatike, Bunyala, and Winam Area Development Programmes (ADP) in western Kenya and in…

NAIROBI, 26 June (IRIN) - The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday resumed its food distributions in Kakuma refugee camp, northwestern Kenya, after several days of fighting between Sudanese refugees and the local Turkana community. A total of 9,000…

KAKUMA, Kenya, June 25 (UNHCR) - Fighting has ceased in Kenya's Kakuma camp after leaders from the warring parties local Turkanas and Sudanese refugees - agreed yesterday to help stop hostilities, paving the way for aid agencies to resume…

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 24 (UNHCR) - Eleven people have died in nearly a week of fighting between local residents and Sudanese refugees in Kakuma camp, north-western Kenya. UNHCR officials today expressed grave concern about the violence and loss of…

News Release No:2003/443/AFR Washington, June 20, 2003 - The World Bank's Board of Directors yesterday approved US$110 million in support to the Government of Kenya through two operations. The first mentioned will provide textbooks and capacity building for primary education.…

World Vision Kenya has started a supplementary feeding program for 3,400 pregnant and lactating mothers and children less than five years of age in Budalang'i Division, Western Province, where floods have affected over 20,000 people. Distribution of unimix and vegetable oil…