Reports

PASTURE SEVERELY AFFECTED IN NORTH EASTERN KENYA, SOUTH SOMALIA AND SOUTH-EASTERN ETHIOPIA The pastoralist areas of North Eastern Kenya, South Somalia and Southeastern Ethiopia have been seriously affected by drought; the situation is critical in Kenya due…

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 183 countries. In Brief Appeal No. MDRKE001; Operations…

IP/06/136 The European Commission has allocated further €5 million in an emergency humanitarian aid decision to strengthen the resilience of people living in areas of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia affected by severe drought. The objective is to…

In July 2004, an emergency operation was approved to provide assistance to 2.3 million drought affected and food insecure people. The operation included provision of food relief and emergency interventions in health, nutrition, water, sanitation, education,…

Appeal Target: US$ 2,442,709 Geneva, 2 February 2006 Dear Colleagues, With the failure of the current rainy season in northern and eastern Kenya, the already precarious food security outlook in the country has worsened. Crop failure and depletion of…

INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background A review of the importance of the agriculture sector, in terms of its contribution to GDP, export earnings and employment, reveals the unchallenged prominence of the sector in the economies of most African countries. For the continent as…