Assessments

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS 1. Some 98% of the 2,108 IDP households surveyed reported that they were unwilling to return to the villages of origin. 2. Insecurity (42%), followed closely by the fact that their house was gone (37%), and that…

INTRODUCTION In late-2004 the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, requested assistance from FAO with the development of a so-called national fivims [1], particularly to assist the Ministry of Agriculture and…

Executive Summary Origin & Mandate of the Task Force In response to the Tsunami that struck the Somali coastline on 26 December 2004, a Humanitarian Response Group meeting, chaired by the acting Humanitarian Coordinator, was convened in Nairobi on 28th December…

Executive Summary The eight month period between the first assessment conducted in August 2004 and the findings of this mission are characterised by an overall improvement in the security situation for the civilian population living in the area known as…

Executive Summary Based on recent reports by the Somaliland Authorities on occurrence of drought and malnutrition in Awdal region, an interagency team consisting of UNICEF, WFP, NERAD, Ministry of Livestock, FSAU and OCHA visited the coastal areas of Awdal region…

COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR THE SUDAN JAM INTRODUCTION The Sudan Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) was carried out from April 2004 to February 2005 by eight cluster teams that were co-led by representatives from the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the SPLM, along…

Framework for Sustained Peace, Development and Poverty Eradication EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The signing of the historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in January 2005 has opened an unprecedented window of opportunity to turn the devastation of years of war,…

Capacity Building and Institutional Development 2. Governance and Rule of Law 3. Economic Policy 4. Productive Sectors 5. Basic Social Services 6. Infrastructure 7. Livelihoods and Social Protection 8. Information and Statistics 9. The Three Areas OVERVIEW 1. A sound institutional…

AFRICA: In eastern Africa, the food situation in Eritrea is of serious concern. Successive years of inadequate rains have seriously undermined crop and livestock production. A below average harvest is also estimated for Sudan due to conflict and drought. By…

Introduction Approximately 650 kilometres of the Somali coastline was impacted by the tsunami, primarily in the stretch between Xaafun (Hafun) (Bari region) and Garacad (Mudung region), with differing degrees of devastation. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300…