Assessments

By Laura Hammond, Monitoring Officer, UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia Introduction East Hararghe zone in the Oromiya National Regional State is a complex agro-ecological area in which heavy population density, high ratio of cash to food crops, unpredictable…

Dechassa Lemessa, UN-EUE Senior Field Assistant Synopsis The purpose of the mission, undertaken from 17 to 21 August, 1999, was to carry out a rapid assessment of the prevailing food situation and follow up on-going relief operations (by Government, NGOs and Churches)…

Food Security Conditions Worsen in Ethiopia Ethiopia continues to experience worsening food security in multiple areas of the country, signifying a serious situation. North Wello, South Wello, Wag Hamra (Amhara Region), South Tigray (Tigray Region), East Harergue…

SUMMARY The 1999 Gu season is confirmed as yet another poor cropping season in rainfed areas. The overall production is 26% above the disastrous 1998 Gu output. The area harvested was less than that established two months ago. Furthermore, it…

TABLE DES MATIÈRES INTRODUCTION I HISTORIQUE i) Application du droit international relatif aux droits humains et du droit international humanitaire II NOVEMBRE 1998 - MARS 1999 i) Les exécutions extrajudiciaires dans la province de Bujumbura rurale ii) Les homicides commis par les groupes d'opposition…

HIGHLIGHTS The food supply situation has deteriorated in several parts of eastern Africa. In Somalia the food outlook for 1999 and beyond is extremely grim, due to the cumulative effects of adverse weather, the long-running civil war and uncontrolled crop…