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CHF 320,779 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) in delivering immediate assistance in areas of shelter, relief, health, water and sanitation to some…

Contacts: In Nairobi: pwarutere@worldbank.org +254 20 322 6444 In Washington: rmorier@worldbank.org +1 202 473 5675 Nairobi, February 3, 2012—Kenya has the opportunity to achieve higher, more sustainable growth if it increases investments in infrastructure and climate resilient development, Rachel…

Tension is still evident in Moyale following the Gabra- Borana conflict over political positions and new boundaries as enacted in the New constitution. Some of the displaced families have moved into Ethiopia and Wajir District and…

MARALAL [ACTED News] – The recently ended short rains have filled the seasonal unprotected water sources in Samburu County, putting communities at risk of contracting water-borne diseases which contribute to malnutrition. ACTED and its partner, Pastoral…

The situation in Moyale is slowly getting back to normal, contrary to what it was when a team from Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), led by the Secretary General Abbas Gullet, visited the town and its…

HIGHLIGHTS • Food security improves in Turkana, but malnutrition remains high in north-eastern Kenya. • Conflict in Moyale escalates with more than 21 killed in January; up to 57,000 people displaced, some to Ethiopia. • Political leaders urge Kenyans…

In late January, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) concluded its final food distribution in Kenya in response to the East Africa drought. In 2011 the region of East Africa experienced its lowest level of rainfall…

“ We want peace,” that was the message from both the Borana and Garba elders when the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) team from the Eastern Region, KRCS Moyale Branch and the Headquarters in Nairobi, led…

Some 2000 metric tonnes of Unimix imported from S. Africa, is currently being distributed to schools under the school feeding programme. Malnutrition rates in Turkana have dropped to 13.7 per cent from 37.4 per cent as…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also…