Assessments

OVERVIEW During May, escalation of fighting in Gedo, general insecurity throughout the country and restrictions in cross border travel have once again seriously curtailed all humanitarian activities in the country. The nutrition survey in Jilib District is currently…

INTRODUCTION A United Nations Inter - Agency fact-finding and humanitarian needs assessment mission was carried out to the town of Kailek in South Darfur on Sunday 24 April 2004. The mission - team consisted of technical staff from UNICEF, WHO,…

OVERVIEW This month, humanitarian organisations have met to discuss the severity and extent of the problems facing vulnerable, marginalised populations in the Juba Valley area. It is likely that in the coming weeks, food and non-food interventions…

INTRODUCTION This is the first issue for 2004 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries in sub-Saharan Africa.…

Report prepared by: Gregory Brady James Oilor Ahemed Abbo Ammna El Aagib Mohamed Tom Dr. El Wali Abdul Salam Mohamed Gabir 1. Summary In response to the unfolding humanitarian situation in Darfur Region CARE Sudan made the decision to send in an…

The number of food insecure Tanzanians requiring food aid in March jumped dramatically to 3,477,000, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) rapid vulnerability assessment (RVA) conducted in February and released earlier this…

Assessment Team Members: Ahemed Abbo Ammna El Aagib Gregory Brady Mohamed Tom Mohamed Gabir James Oilor Dr. El Wali Abdul Salam Introduction According to various reports half of Darfur's 6 million people are directly affected by the conflict. More than 700,000 people…

OVERVIEW This month we present the preliminary results of the first stage of a study on the relationship between nutrition, dietary diversity and food security in Somalia. The study results have provided interesting material for further discussion…

Latest AAH studies in Atar, Kapoeta, and Nyadin unearth emergency levels of acute malnutrition Note that the situation in Kapoeta (Eastern Equatoria) and in Nyadin (Central Upper Nile) is of concern. Rates are above the emergency thresholds of 15%, and…

Executive Summary After 3 years of intervention in Old Fangak payam, Central Upper Nile, Southern Sudan, Action Against Hunger (ACF-USA) was facing 2 main difficulties: on one hand increasing rates of malnutrition over the years in spite of external interventions…