Reports

A lack of rain during the autumn has brought terrible consequences in Eastern Africa where currently more than 11 million people are estimated to now require food and other forms of aid urgently. Dry conditions and food and water…

The Federal Foreign Office is stepping up its assistance for victims of the drought in East Africa. In cooperation with the German Embassy in Nairobi and German non-governmental organizations, five aid projects worth approx. 700,000 euro are now under…

UNICEF Re-Issues Emergency Appeal for US$4 million NAIROBI, 19 December 2005 - UNICEF called urgent attention today to thousands of children in northern Kenya who face malnutrition due to deepening drought. The recent short rain season has been extremely poor in…

International Development Secretary Hilary Benn is today (Tuesday, 17th January) visiting a feeding centre supported by British medical aid agency Merlin in drought-stricken Wajir, northern Kenya. In response to the worsening food crisis in Wajir, Merlin is scaling up its medical…

More than 30 people have died and countless livestock have perished as a result of severe drought in most of Northern Kenya and other sections of the country. With rains not expected for at least another month, up to…

Christian Children's Fund (CCF) is assisting families in drought stricken areas of Kenya with provision of water, food and essential items such as clothing, jerry cans and utensils. In addition, CCF is continuing its ongoing program of deep well…

General Situation Poor rainfall distribution over the last four years in Kenya has resulted in drought and the government of Kenya has declared the situation a national disaster. An estimated population of 2.5 million people are extremely food insecure and…

Geneva, 12 January 2006 - Following the failure of rains in October-December 2005 in areas that were already under the government's Emergency Operations Program, the food security situation in the arid and semi-arid regions of northern Kenya is rapidly deteriorating. Now,…

by Iselin Hebbert Larsen, Norwegian Red Cross youth delegate, Kenya Kenyans wake up every day to horrific stories about a drought that is putting 2.5 million people at risk. After the failure of yet another rainy season, farmers watch their…

Oxfam is seriously concerned about the current food crisis in Kenya. The failure of the rains last year has plunged many areas into a severe food crisis. Our assessments show that in some of the worst hit areas, such as…