South Sudan
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites As of 18 August, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in ten Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 96,360 including 32,786 in Juba (Tomping and UN…
Kenya + 1 more
Highlights A ‘Go and See Visit’ to Kismayo, Somalia, took place from 4th to 8th August. The visit enabled 19 refugee representatives from the five Dadaab camps to inform themselves about the economic and socio-political realities…
South Sudan
Highlights Health partners are supporting the Ministry of Health with preparedness in Ebola case detection and management Health partners have reported a decline in both cholera cases and deaths. By 11 August 5,697 cases and 123 deaths (CFR…
Somalia
A US$20 million boost from the UN’s Central Emergency Fund (CERF) will go a long way in providing life-saving aid in Somalia, but it won’t be enough to halt a deepening crisis, aid agencies warn. “These badly…
Uganda + 1 more
Highlights Since the 15th of December, fighting in South Sudan has displaced more than 1.1 million people within South Sudan (OCHA, Aug 8), and led to the outflow of 440,000 asylum seekers into neighbouring countries. Uganda has…
Uganda
There is nothing more powerful in life than a resilient human spirit and resolve. Mzee Julius Okwera’s story demonstrates why. Okwera a male survivor of rape from Northern Uganda was a victim of the infamous “tek-gungu”…
Somalia
The newsletter provides updates on SWALIM water and land information management activities such as: · SWALIM Completes Survey of Irrigated Agricultural Areas in Puntland · SWALIM Capacity Building Efforts lead to a Presidential Award in Somaliland · SWALIM Establishes…
Kenya
Summary: On 15 June 2014, heavily armed gunmen attacked Mpeketoni; a small town located about 40km off the Indian Ocean coastline in Lamu County in Kenya. The gunmen attacked business premises, setting on fire commercial premises…
South Sudan
With a new grant of approx. 62.500 USD (349.000 DKK) from UNICEF, DCA will provide Mine Risk Education (MRE) to 3000 vulnerable children in South Sudan as well as locating hazardous areas threatening their safety. South Sudan…
Madagascar
Le PAM a commencé la distribution du complément nutritionnel "Nutributter", utilisé pour la première fois par le PAM à Madagascar pour prévenir la malnutrition chronique. Cette distribution a lieu dans le cadre du projet MIARO. Il…
