Reports

Appeal No. 12/2003, launched on 8 May 2003 for 2 months for CHF 846,000 (USD 645,256 or EUR 560,898) to assist 60,000 beneficiaries. Budget was revised to CHF 578,000 (USD 445,129 EUR 373,265) as of 27 June 2003. Appeal coverage:…

Wednesday, 8 October 2003: UNDP, with support from Sweden, will work with communities in five countries on innovative ways, such as using wind and solar energy, to improve water supplies and sanitation. The small grant Community Water Initiative, launched at the…

Appeal Target: US$ 793,073Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 707,999 Geneva, 25 August 2003 Dear Colleagues, The response to this appeal has been extremely poor, to the extent that our members could not provide very meaningful assistance to the…

Humanitarian Update is published by the Disaster Prevention, Management and Coordination Unit under the UN Kenya Resident Coordinator Office, UN Complex, Block Q, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. Overview Some showers of rain were experienced in the Arid districts of…

Appeal launched on 8 May 2003 for 846,000 for 2 months for 60,000 beneficiaries; Budget revised to CHF 578,000 Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: N/A Period covered: 17 to 29 May 2003The Federation’s mission is to improve…

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 24 (UNHCR) - Eleven people have died in nearly a week of fighting between local residents and Sudanese refugees in Kakuma camp, north-western Kenya. UNHCR officials today expressed grave concern about the violence and loss of…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,040,425 Geneva, 10 June 2003 Dear Colleagues, Most parts of Kenya were engulfed in an unexpected heavy rainfall in mid-April which continued to the end of May and in some parts of the country is still…

Overview The government has announced an intention to look for external experts to help harness flood waters especially in the Lake Victoria Basin. Holland and China have been suggested as countries which could be approached for expertise owing to their…

by Andrei Neacsu in Western Kenya A camouflage-painted Puma helicopter lands in the courtyard of the main school of Nyando in front of a crowd of excited students and bystanders. As he steps down to be welcomed by the district commissioner…

By Andrei Neacsu at the Sasumua dam The man in the yellow waterproof jacket is giving short and precise orders to a group of workers. The lush green valley of dense, ten metre-high bamboos, eucalyptus and other trees, reminds one…