Reports

GLIDE n=B0 EP-2007-000244-KEN The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES 1. The Kenya Red Cross estimates that 6,290 persons have been displaced and 7 people have lost their lives as a result of inter-clan clashes since May to date in Kuria East district in south-western part of…

IP/09/973 Brussels, 19 June 2009 - Ahead of World Refugee Day (20 June), the European Commission has allocated €8 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable people in Kenya, including Somalis in the Dadaab refugee camp. Dadaab is now the…

By Andrei Engstrand-Neacsu in Mandera district, North-Eastern province, Kenya It takes imagination to picture Borehole 11. No, it's not just the eleventh watering hole in the desert-like North-Eastern province of Kenya, on the borders of Somalia and Ethiopia; there are only a…

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, in particular Article 72 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2007…

KENYA DROUGHT The Kenya Red Cross Society's mission is to build capacity and respond with vigor, compassion and empathy to the victims of disaster and those at risk, in the most effective and efficient manner. It works closely with the…

(Summary) More than half of Nairobi's population live in slums and informal settlements with little access to clean water, toilets, health care, schools and other essential public services. They also live under the constant threat of water-borne diseases, violence and forced…

HIGHLIGHTS - Humanitarian actors highlight effects of climate change in Kenya on World Environment Day - Government of Kenya welcomes Chinese shelter support to IDPs - Inter-communal clashes leave 20 dead in Kuria district - IASC reiterate funding gaps as critical sectors remain underfunded -…

Executive Summary The world's climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented in recent human history. The impacts of climate change are likely to be considerable in the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). ASALs…

Main Developments - The worst fighting in recent months between government forces and insurgents in Mogadishu left a trail of destruction, civilian casualties and renewed displacement. The fi ghting started on 7 May and continued throughout the month. More than…