Reports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 8 December (IRIN) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's bid to reconstitute his government and ease political tension in the country hit a snag on Thursday after some…

Weekly Introduction:Locust Update: The FAO (http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/en/info/info/index.html) was last updated on November 29 indicating that the Desert Locust situation remains calm in the summer breeding areas in the Sahel in West Africa. Small-scale breeding is occurring in Mauritania…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 6 December (IRIN) - The European Commission (EC) is to provide some 125 million euros (US $147.3 million) in budget support and technical assistance to strengthen poverty-alleviation programmes…

KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP, KENYA - December 1, 2005 When Carol Germain first arrived at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya last January, she felt as if a hair dryer set on high were constantly aimed at her face.…

NAIROBI, Dec 6, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The European Union said Tuesday that it had signed a 125 million euro (147 million US dollars) aid package with Kenya to help the east African nation finance its budget after…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background of Project A Drought situation had occurred across the country following poor performance of the 2003 short rains and 2004 long rains resulting in food and water shortages in 26 districts. Assessments by UNICEF and other stakeholders…

Poor October - December Rains Threaten Pastoral and Agropastoral Areas in Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia The food security situation among the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the GHA remains precarious following the delayed onset of the…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NAIROBI, 24 November (IRIN) - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki sacked his entire cabinet on Wednesday, two days after the draft constitution he strongly supported was rejected in a national…

114/2005 November 22, 2005, Vienna, Austria . The OPEC Fund for International Development has approved a grant of US$80,000 to co-finance construction of a health care center in the Kitui district in Kenya. Sponsored by the BIDII Women's Self…

SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS The food security status of pastoral households in the northeast and farm households in the southeastern and coastal lowlands has reached a critical tipping point. Should rains fail to establish by the end of…