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Chronic food and water shortages in northern Kenya are fuelling inevitable conflict between communities as groups compete for the ever-decreasing resources available, Trocaire has warned. With most animals in the region having died and water sources having…
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched an emergency nutrition project in the Turkana district in northwestern Kenya on July 18. Teams are working in two areas in Turkana—Lapur and Kibish divisions—where few humanitarian agencies have been present. Earlier…
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Wajir Background For as far as the eye can see, the area surrounding Wajir town is covered in a carpet of loose red soil, dotted with a stubble of hardy thorn trees and leafless bushes. July…
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The Swedish Government has decided to increase the humanitarian aid to Kenya and other countries in the Horn of Africa with KES 2,9 billion. The additional funds are intended to meet basic needs such as health,…
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Prepared by: Amanda Lundy (alundy@oxfam.org.uk) 1. Key Issues Ifo II and Ifo III have officially been declared open. Camp 4 (Cambios) is expected to open soon. Oxfam will provide WATSAN to Ifo II and III for 60,000 people…
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Media Contacts Lesley Crosson, (212) 870-2676, media@churchworldservice.org Jan Dragin - 24/7 - (781) 925-1526, jdragin@gis.net Church World Service 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 (212) 870-2061 Agency appeals for donations to help feed starving people Calls on NGOs to ‘up their game’ to…
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An additional half-million people in East Africa are now in desperate need of humanitarian relief, bringing the number to 11.6 million people across the drought-stricken region. International Medical Corps is expanding its existing operations and deploying…
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NAIROBI, 28 July 2011 (PLUSNEWS) - More than 11.6 million people are facing starvation in the Horn of Africa, and as aid agencies struggle to feed them, experts are warning that a lack of food could…
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Nota de Prensa 52/11 Crisis alimentaria en África Sube alarmantenemente el número de afectados en Kenia por la inseguridad alimentaria: Actualmente aqueja a más de 3.2 millones de personas, cuando en marzo eran 2.4. 2011 es el año más…
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Nairobi, 26 July 2011. The United Nations Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund has released US$13.5 million equivalent to 1.25 billion Kenya shillings in response to the hunger situation in Kenya. The funds will be used…
