Reports

30 August 2004--Vatican City-- Caritas Internationalis has launched a USD 247,000 USD appeal for famine-relief for the hardest hit of the long-suffering Kenyan people. The appeal would fund a programme in eight dioceses. Priority will be placed on urgent…

# 640D for $474,625 SITUATION: Kenya is suffering a massive crop failure due to irregular rainfall patterns and contamination of grain reserves by afllatoxin, a toxin created by grain mould. This has prompted Kenya's government to declare a nation-wide state…

An estimated 1.8 million food insecure to be targeted with food aid from August 2004 to January 2005 The Intervention An Emergency Operation was launched in mid-August, following the disaster declaration made by the President in July. About 1.8 million persons…

Appeal Target: US$1,129,084 Geneva, 24 August 2004 Dear Colleagues, Kenya is suffering a massive crop failure due to irregular rainfall patterns and contamination of grain reserves by afllatoxin, a toxin created by grain mould. This has prompted the Government…

by Clare Barasa, of Kenya Red Cross, in Bandari with Andrei Neacsu A frail old man struggles to curve a hoe out of a thick log. Some years ago making farming tools would earn Askari Jefwa a living. Today,…

The Embassy of Israel in Nairobi, Kenya, closed its doors for one day yesterday in order to deliver 15 tons of food to the village of Miangeni, hard-hit by the recent drought, which has affected many parts of Kenya. The…

A drought of alarming proportions has placed in danger the lives of 2.3 million people living in 200 administrative divisions across Kenya. The Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has declared it a national disaster and expressed fears that many more…

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 181 countries. In Brief THIS EMERGENCY APPEAL SEEKS…

Nairobi (dpa) - The Red Cross on Monday appealed to the international community for money to help Kenyans facing starvation. The International Red Cross Federation (IFRC) said it had appealed for 2.7 million dollars to help 200,000 Kenyans in the coastal…

Present context The current national emergency in Kenya is the result of the unfortunate convergence of several events linked to the rainfall patterns that characterise the country. Drought-like conditions typify the arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya while erratic rainfall…