Kenya
NAIROBI [ACTED News] - Severe drought conditions are affecting pastoral and agro pastoral communities across Baringo County, Kenya, in particular in East Pokot Sub County. Inconsistent rains throughout 2014 have left households unable to meet their…
South Sudan
South Sudan: Massacres, Unlawful Killings, Pillage UN Security Council Should Impose Arms Embargo, Individual Sanctions (Juba) – Both government and opposition forces and their allies committed extraordinary acts of cruelty that amount to war crimes in South Sudan…
Ethiopia + 1 more
The liver disease Hepatitis E that has spread across South Sudan over the last two years has now appeared in three border camps that house some 150,000 South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia. The UN refugee agency has…
South Sudan
Situation Update As of 8 August 2014, a total of 5,647 cholera cases including 123 deaths (CFR 2.2%) had been reported in South Sudan as summarized in Tables 1 and 2. Another 62 suspect cholera cases including…
South Sudan
Highlights The security situation remained stable in most parts of the country. However, unrest was reported in Maban County, Upper Nile State during which aid workers were killed and others evacuated. Health partners continue to battle the cholera…
Ethiopia + 1 more
Contextual Background Historical background Established at the onset of the emergency in South Sudan (mid-December 2013). Refugees began arriving at Ethiopian border entry points (Akobo, Pagak, Burbiey, Pochalla) and were relocated to Leitchuor Camp. Areas of Origin This camp caseload…
Somalia
Just three years after famine was declared in parts of Somalia, a poor rainy season is once again threatening the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of poor households. The effects of these poor rains,…
Burundi
Tout en se disant optimiste, le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général recommande l’établissement d’un environnement politique plus ouvert et plus libre Le Conseil de sécurité a examiné cet après-midi la situation au Burundi à neuf mois de la…
Somalia
By Rachel Williamson HARGEISA, 7 August 2014 (IRIN) - The proposed deployment of armed contingents to protect oil installations in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland risks further destabilizing a region rife with disputes over sovereignty, boundaries and…
South Sudan + 1 more
Highlights • Partners reached 2.4 million people with some form of assistance by July 2014. This represents 63 per cent of the 3.8 million people planned to be assisted by the end of 2014. • While the cholera…
