Reports

In December 2007, FOCUS assisted in a humanitarian needs assessment in Kenya. The assessment was conducted as a result of the effects of conflict following controversy during the national elections. During the crisis, over 1,000 people died and 300,000…

Main Developments - In early May, FAO's Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) and the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWSNET) issued an early warning that the humanitarian situation is likely to continue to deteriorate and worsen in the coming months,…

NAIROBI, May 31 (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired teargas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting against high food prices in the east African country. Food prices have risen sharply in the region's biggest economy since a political crisis…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated May 7, 2008. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - The Government of Kenya (GOK) continues to facilitate the…

GARISSA, 28 May 2008 (PLUSNEWS) - The recent suicide of a secondary school student in Kenya's North Eastern Province after he was diagnosed as HIV positive has highlighted the shortage of qualified counsellors in the region, and the urgent…

The Kenya Red Cross Society's mission is to build capacity and respond with vigor, compassion and empathy to those affected by disaster and at risk, in the most effective and efficient manner. It works closely with the International Federation…

The Minister of State for Special Programmes Hon. Dr. Naomi Shaban this morning in her office received a cheque of Ksh 2,000,000 from mobile telephone service provider Celtel towards the National Humanitarian Fund Kitty. The Minister said the funds would…

HIGHLIGHTS - Representative of the Secretary General emphasizes the need to ensure sustainability of the returns and resettlement process. - Over two thirds of IDPs have left camps and 123 camps have closed since January. - 84,752 IDPs remain in camps and…

Nairobi and Geneva, 27 May 2008 - "At this crucial beginning of recovery, special efforts by the government, humanitarian agencies and the donors are essential if the return of those displaced by the post-election violence is to be sustainable…

NAIROBI, 26 May 2008 (IRIN) - Very little has been done to check the increase in illegal guns in parts of Kenya that were hardest hit by the post-election crisis, an official of a peace and development NGO said…