Reports

BUJUMBURA, 23 February 2011 (IRIN) - High food prices, increasing malnutrition and the impact of La Niña are Burundi's major humanitarian concerns as the country moves from post-conflict to a development phase, say aid workers. "We cannot take short cuts…

Torrential rains destroy houses, infrastructure and crops in the eastern province of Ruyigi, Burundi. Geneva, 22 October 2010 1. Brief description of the emergency Torrential rains last week wrecked Gisuru commune in Burundi's eastern province of Ruyigi. The government officially asked ACT…

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Acute crises General Background The polio outbreak threatens the efforts to eradicate the disease in Africa. Only three African countries have recorded cases of the disease in the last four months - Nigeria, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).…

Contexte général La flambée de poliomyélite menace les efforts d'éradication de la maladie en Afrique. Seuls trois pays africains ont enregistré des cas de cette maladie dans les quatre derniers mois - le Nigeria, l'Angola et la République démocratique du…

Regional update - Africa Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme Sixty-first session Geneva, 4-8 October 2010 This update presents some examples of challenges, progress and developments in the region since the last strategic overview presented to the 47th meeting of the Standing…

Sixty-fifth session Item 70 (a) of the provisional agenda Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations Summary The present report…