Reports

September 12, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s defence minister, Abdel Rahim Hussein, has ruled out any cessation of hostilities with rebel groups active in the country, underlining that only a ceasefire agreement can end war in South…

Highlights ● The Humanitarian Country Team visited Lankien, Jonglei State where there was a spike in kala-azar cases. ● Security concerns in Bentiu, Unity State resulted in the suspension of fixed-wing flights to Rubkona and surrounding counties. Living…

Introduction: During this reporting period (7 September - 13 September), IOM tracked 245 South Sudanese arriving from White Nile to Jabal Awlia, amounting to a daily average of 35 persons per day. All arrivals during this reporting…

Robinson, E. and Nyagaya, M. IDS Policy Briefing 72 Publisher IDS See details of this publication Tanzania has introduced a mandatory food fortification programme to tackle the country’s high rates of undernutrition. Experience from other countries shows that fortification can…

Robinson, E., Temu, A., Waized, B., Ndyetabula, D., Humphrey, J. and Henson, S. IDS Evidence Report 90 Publisher IDS Read the report There is an urgent need to reduce alarming rates of undernutrition in Tanzania. This report analyses options for…

Namibe - The United Nations Organisations is collaborating with the Angolan government in order to reduce the vulnerability of the provinces of Huíla, Cunene and Namibe to the cyclical natural catastrophes, by creating conditions (resilience) that…

DARFUR - The Darfur Displaced and Refugees Association has called on the international community to access the camps, and investigate the various diseases spreading in the camps for the displaced in the region. “The displaced have become…

Sep 2014 The dry and cool season is coming to an end in Madagascar; temperatures started increasing during the last week of August but the weather and ecological conditions are still unsuitable for locust breeding. However, these…

Norway will provide 50 000 households with emergency livelihood kits 11 September 2014, Juba – Norway has donated approximately $10 million to help FAO provide conflict-affected farmers, fishers and herders in South Sudan with critical livelihood support. Norway’s…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Mixed production prospects for the 2014 main season cereal crops to be harvested from November Heavy rains since July caused widespread floods across the country, affecting more than 250 000 people Cereal prices hit new record…