Assessments

Save the Children UK L.V.I.A. 1. Introduction 1.1 Description of survey area Moyale Woreda of Liben Zone is one of the three Woredas found in Liben Zone of Somali National Regional State, Ethiopia. Mandera and Moyale districts of Kenya border…

OVERVIEW Almost three months have passed since a nutrition survey was undertaken in Belet Hawa district in Gedo Region. A strong food-aid intervention has been in place in the districts of Gedo most seriously affected by food…

SYNOPSIS Project: Malawi 10153.0 Food assistance to people affected by severe food shortages in Malawi Number of beneficiaries: 255,000 WFP food tonnage: 11,375 metric tonnes Total cost to WFP: US-$ 4,183,724 Total cost: US-$ 4,583,724 Duration: 3 months (1 March to 31 May) BACKGROUND…

SYNOPSIS WFP food cost: : US$ 1,978,020 Total cost to WFP : US$ 3,271,374 Total cost to Government : US$ 335,000 Total cost of project : US$ 3,606,374 Number of beneficiaries : 208,500 people Duration : 1 April to 30 June 2001 BACKGROUND…

HIGHLIGHTSPreliminary forecast point to a below normal 2001/2002 SADC cereal harvest... The 2001/2002 SADC cereal harvest is currently expected to be below the 10-year average production of about 22 million tonnes. Reduced production is expected in…

Overview This issue offers a special focus on Bay and Bakool Regions coinciding with the completion of the deyr crop harvest assessment and a review of other major issues related to nutrition in both regions. It is…

FSAU acknowledges the contribution of key partners FEWS NET, CARE, WFP, SC-UK, Trocaire, InterSOS, ICRC, EPAG, VSF, UNCU, UNDP/DIMU and UNICEF INTRODUCTION The 'structural vulnerability' of Gedo region has created an ongoing situation of crisis which has been compounded by three years…

A developing drought is threatening 2001/02 summer crop yields across Zimbabwe. Corn, sorghum, cotton, tobacco and other summer crops could all be affected by the abnormally warm (table 1) and dry weather (table 2) that has…

Assessment Mission: 21- 30 January 2002By Yves Guinand & Benoit Raymakers, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1 Introduction and background 1.1 Objective: Overview of current status of war-affected people in Tigray Large population segments of Tigray suffered from the border…

(Circulated only for countries where foodcrops or supply situation conditions give rise to concern) The food supply situation in Southern Africa is tight as a result of a sharply reduced 2001 cereal harvest, caused by adverse weather…