Reports

UPDATE ON INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE INTRODUCTION 1. Further to DHA's situation report no. 2, the following update has been provided by the UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in Nairobi on the status of relief efforts in the drought-affected areas. 2. Since the…

(From:) FEWS bulletin -- April 25, 1997 The rains in most of Kenya signal a break from the prolonged dry spell of the past few months. According to Meteosat rainfall estimates and ground observations, rains were above normal during late March…

Kenya Drought Update - Period 10 April to 16 April 1997 Introduction Good rains continued to be experienced in most parts of the country. The relief areas in which World Vision is operational continued to receive rains apart from Turkana where…

Contact: Lisa Swenarski Tel: (404) 681-2552 WHAT: Recent rains coupled with the intervention of government and private agencies in Kenya and Somalia are helping to mitigate the worst effects of a devastating six-month drought. Fields and hills in Kenya are slowly…

Introduction: Rains were experienced in Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit and Kajiado in the course of the week and if they continue, these regions will start to recover from the drought conditions. Detailed below is an update of the drought conditions…

(extract) The Oxfam Emergencies Bulletin aims to give an overview of Oxfams current emergency work world-wide, for use in communications work. It appears monthly. For further information, contact Maurice Herson in the Emergencies Department. [ Telephone 01865 312540; e-mail mherson@oxfam.org.uk ] Drought has…

"Planting season is a critical time and even worse with the drought. Farmers are malnourished because their food stocks are low. Yet this is when they have to expend the most energy." -- Isam Ghanim, CARE East Africa expert Contact: In. U.S.:…

Kenya is facing mass hunger due to a severe drought in the country's northern and eastern regions. Some 2.5 million people are affected, and the drought is worsening. Church World Service has provided 20 metric tons of beans…

(excerpt) Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme This report includes: A) Democratic People's Republic of Korea B) Albania C) Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania D) Uganda E) Kenya F) Laos. From P. Ares, Chief, Programming Service. Available on the Internet…

In a remarkable turnaround, Ethiopia has gone from being a drought victim to a surplus producer of grain, some of which has just been purchased by WFP to assist drought victims in Kenya. "It's quite significant that Ethiopia is now…