Assessments

Jane Bean Humanitarian Support Personnel Public Health Advisor Oxfam GB Acknowledgement I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Oxfam GB staff from the regional office in Nairobi for helping to make my stay such an enjoyable and…

Introduction Mozambique entered 2001 under the threat of floods in the north-western province of Tete because heavy rain in Zambia had forced the authorities to release water from the Kariba dam. The Zambezi River burst its banks…

OVERVIEW This month, the 'Nutrition Update' focuses on an analysis of some interesting nutrition surveys in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. On a positive note, the situation in Somalia appears to be somewhat better than in neighbouring countries.…

Mission Highlights The food supply outlook is highly precarious in several parts of the country following two consecutive years of reduced cereal harvests and depletion of stocks. Sorghum prices have almost doubled while millet prices have increased…

A joint Government and UN Inter-Agency Rapid Village Assessment (RVA) was conducted from 23 - 25 April of villages in the Senafe sub-zone of Debub. The purpose of the assessment was to identify priority needs in villages in the…

A joint Government and UN agencies conducted a Rapid Village Assessment (RVA) of Temporary Security Zone areas from 23 - 24 April in Adi-quala and Mai-Aini sub-zones of Debub region. 12 persons from UNICEF, UNDP, OCHA, ERREC, Local Administrators…

An assessment team, consisting of staff from ERREC, OCHA, UNICEF, UNDP/Power, and UNMEE/CIMIC, accompanied by local civil administrators, visited villages and towns in Tsorona sub-zone of Debub on 1 May 2001. Initially, 16 villages were prioritized…