Assessments

Mission Highlights Since April 2002 Angola has been experiencing its first year of peace and stability after almost three decades of armed conflict. People and goods move with decreasing constraints between provinces, improving the conditions under which agriculture, food marketing,…

Assessment Mission: 29 June - 5 July, 2003by François Piguet, Field Officer, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1. Introduction and background Reports about a recent poor short (belg) rainy season and deterioration in the food security situation in East…

OVERVIEW One of the most important coping mechanisms in Somalia continues to be the social support mechanism through which relatives and friends assist one another in times of crisis through gifts, sharing and loans. Some of the…

CAN REGIONAL MARKETS, IMPROVED MAIZE AVAILABILITY ADDRESS ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY IN 2003-04? The latest cereal balance sheet figures confirm that maize availability at the national level looks more favorable than last year for most countries in the…

Assessment Mission: 1 - 13 June 2003Francois Piguet, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background The UN OCHA-EUE-mission assessed the humanitarian situation in Afar Region and the adjacent lowlands of East and South Tigray and North Wello…