Angola
PR 02/82 ROME, 1st July 2002 - In Angola, the number of people in urgent need of food assistance is estimated at 1.4 million, according to a joint report released today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and…
Sudan
"Local residents mentioned that the sound of airplanes overhead once brought a fear of coming bombs, but now is welcomed as announcing new shipments of food or other relief aid." USAID Assistant Administrator Roger Winter, June 2002 Positive changes are coming…
Angola + 8 more
HighlightsRegional all-cereals deficit has worsened to 5.34 million tonnes... Confirming the food crisis confronting the region, latest assessments show that SADC faces an all cereals deficit of 5.34 million tonnes for the 2002/2003 marketing year. This…
Ethiopia
A glimpse at cash-crop and surplus producing areas in Western Ethiopia Assessment Mission: 10 - 14 May 2002 By Benoit Raymakers & Abraham Sewonet, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background Following a hike in market prices as a…
Zambia
Mission Highlights Prolonged dry spells during the 2001/02 growing season in five of the nine provinces of Zambia, sharply reduced yields and production of cereals. The 2002 output of main staple maize is estimated at about 606 000…
Ethiopia + 2 more
OVERVIEW In this issue of the ‘Nutrition Update’, the situation of the population of Gedo Region is once again highlighted with conditions for basic survival becoming more challenging each day. Although coordination of humanitarian operations within Gedo…
Botswana + 7 more
Estimated grain production for 2001/02 has been revised for southern Africa due to new information about planted area and the effects of this season’s unfavorable weather. Total corn production for the region (which includes South Africa,…
Angola + 3 more
By Christian Dietrich The Study Hard Currency: The Criminalized Diamond Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its Neighbours is an Occasional Paper of the Diamonds and Human Security Project, a joint initiative of Partnership Africa…
Somalia
FSAU REPORTS AND ACTIVITIES The FSAU Rapid Assessment in Audal Region was led by FSAUFood Security Analyst Charles Rethrnan and Livestock Officer Mahdi Kayad between 22-27 May. Its objectives were to strengthen baseline information and obtain a rough update on…
Ethiopia
29 May - 8 Jun 2002 François Piguet, Field Officer, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1. Introduction and background 1.1 Animals are now dying The Objectives of the mission were to assess the situation in the Afar Region following recent clashes between Afar and…
