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Kenya faces a prolonged food crisis, warned CARE International today, and urgent action is needed in the next two weeks to prevent its worst effects. According to CARE, it is vital that aid efforts focus on getting seeds to those…

The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources including the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red…

Highlights - A delegation from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has arrived in Kenya and met with the UN Country Team today - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes expected in Kenya…

WHO/HSE/EPR/DCE/2008.1 Preface The purpose of this technical note is to provide health professionals in United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, donor agencies and local authorities working with populations affected by emergencies with up-to-date technical guidance on the major communicable disease threats faced by…

4th to 7th February 2008 1 INTRODUCTION This assessment covers three Districts created from the former Turkana district which originally covered a total area of 77,000 square Kilometers, with an estimated population of 521,490. The new districts include: Turkana North which…

4th to 7th February 2008 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 District Background Information Tana River District is in Coast Province and has recently been split into the two districts of Tana River and Tana Delta. This report however, will treat the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) KEY DEVELOPMENTS On February 1, USAID/OFDA's Humanitarian Assistance Response Team in Nairobi transitioned into a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to coordinate…

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

Amid political moves to end the violence of the past six weeks, the ICRC has warned that the humanitarian situation remains volatile. The head of delegation in Kenya, Pascal Cuttat, outlines what the Red Cross has done - and…

HIGHLIGHTS - EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR JOHN HOLMES EXPECTED IN KENYA END OF THIS WEEK         - HIV/AIDS, GENDER& GBV AND EARLY RECOVERY MAINSTREAMING IN CLUSTERS         - KENYA RED CROSS REPORTS OVER 300,00 PEOPLE…