Reports

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ron Redmond - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 24 November 2006, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Amidst slowly rising water…

The flooded Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya, home to nearly 160,000 Somali refugees are now completely cut-off except by air. According to Mohammed Qazilbash, Senior Programme Manager for Emergency & Refugee Operations for CARE International in Kenya, who is based in…

By Omar Valdimarsson in Nairobi As the unusually heavy seasonal rains continue to pound Kenya and neighbouring countries, fears of outbreaks of water-borne diseases are adding to the already disastrous humanitarian situation. Some 300 thousand people have already been…

(Glide no. FL-2006-000159-KEN) The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief Appeal…

CARE International in Kenya has been bringing emergency relief to thousands of people stranded by flooding in the northeast part of the country. An estimated 110,000 have been affected. Many of them are refugees fleeing from civil unrest in…

Geneva, 23 November 2006 - Torrential rains have continued to pound southern Somalia and northeastern and coastal parts of Kenya, exacerbating devastating floods. In the northeastern region of Kenya heavy rains have caused flash floods in Mandera, Marsabit, Moyale and…

Bonn/Matuu, 23rd November 2006. Deutsche Welthungerhilfe has mobilized 200,000 euros for immediate relief in the Horn of Africa. The funds will be used primarily for the restoration of drinking water supplies and later on for the distribution of seed. The…

Ref: OCHA/GVA 2006/0234 OCHA Situation Report No. 2 Floods - Kenya SITUATION 1. Affected population: According to the Kenya Red Cross, the overall estimates for the populations affected by the floods remain at 300,000, but this will certainly change as more assessment information…

This Information Bulletin (no. 3/2006) reflects the information available at this time. The Situation Due to the continuing rainfall, many parts of the country continued to experience increased flooding. More people have been displaced and forced to higher ground and…