Reports

HIGHLIGHTS LATE SHORT RAINS DONOR MEET CASH NEEDED FOR LOCAL MAIZE PURCHASES - SHORTFALL FOR NOVEMBER OVERVIEW ". . . production systems and livelihoods may once again be severely tested" (FEWSNET report to KFSM, 20 Oct) Kenya is now in the short…

NAIROBI, 30 October (IRIN) - Despite a good harvest in certain highly productive areas Kenya, drought conditions have persisted well beyond expectations in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday in…

NAIROBI, Oct 30, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) appealed for cash donations to buy 60,000 tons of food in Kenya to continue to assist 3.1 million people affected by drought. Despite the good…

NAIROBI, 26 October (IRIN) - Humanitarian organisations are increasingly concerned by declining standards in refugee protection in East Africa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported this week. At a recent inter-agency training workshop for relief service providers,…

"Linking Emergency with Long Term Development" Sanitation and Emergency In 2000 and 2001, the worst combination of malnutrition and unhygienic practices in the drought-affected areas triggered a large-scale outbreak of communicable diseases. In Wajir district, some 400 people were infected with…

By Wilson Ugangu in Nairobi Humanitarian groups are increasingly concerned by declining standards in refugee protection in East Africa, but the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and NGOs active in the field have a "crucial role" to play in turning the…

AFFECTED POPULATIONS SUMMARY COUNTRY Internally Displaced Populations Refugee Populations TOTAL Affected Population September 2001 (May figures) Changes (in figures and %) BURUNDI 432,818 28,800 461,618 (408,056) +53,562 (13%)* DRC 2,045,000 361,720 2,406,720 (2,370,839) + 35,881 (1.5%) RWANDA N/A 33,934 33,934 (36,398) - 2,464 (6.8%) TANZANIA N/A 543,145 543,145 (512,520) + 30,625 (6%) UGANDA 535,107 175,819 710,926 (809,984) - 92,452 (11.4%) TOTAL 3,012,925 1,143,418 4,156,343 (4,137,797) + 18,546 (0.4%) *This increase represents a rise in affected populations since June 2000, when the last…

Summary Pastoralists and marginal agricultural farm households eagerly anticipate the onset of the 2001 short rains, even though the season climate outlook is not promising. Pastoralists continue to be highly food insecure as September remains characteristically dry and pastoral fundamentals -…

HIGHLIGHTS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE POOR RAINY SEASON EXPECTED WATER AND GRAZING DETERIORATING FULL FOOD RATION DISTRIBUTED IN SEPTEMBER PLANNED EXTENSION OF EARLY WARNING SYSTEM HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Mrs. Bertini, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Drought In the Horn of Africa held a…

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal Target: CHF 500,586. Budget revised to CHF 368,740. Period covered: January - June 2001 "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 59.5%Related Appeals: 01.1012001 (East Africa Region Annual Appeal) Outstanding needs: CHF 149,491 Update: The…