Reports

Regional Update (updated 15th of July 2014) This update is largely derived from the just concluded SADC Regional Vulnerability Assessment Annual Dissemination Meeting which took place from 30th June to 2nd July in Lilongwe, Malawi. In general, the…

South Sudan - Almost 10,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have moved into a new UN Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in Malakal in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, constructed by IOM and partners, and funded by…

Tanzania - To facilitate an effective response to protecting, assisting and referring victims of trafficking, especially children, IOM Tanzania, in collaboration with Tanzania’s Anti-Trafficking Secretariat, is this week convening a stakeholders meeting to develop Standard Operating…

QC’s projects in Sudan focus on facilitating voluntary return in Darfur, through raising awareness and providing stability and rehabilitation of the villages of the displaced, providing basic services through income-generating projects that rebuild social cohesion and…

KEY EVENTS Preliminary results of seven biannual nutrition surveys revealed the need to scale-up emergency nutrition responses in Dembale and Kelafo woredas of Somali region and Mieso woreda of Oromia region. The development of a new camp (Pamdong)…

HIGHLIGHTS Over 1.1 million people remain internally displaced across South Sudan. Number of refugees transported by IOM in Ethiopia passes the 150,000 mark. Refugees travelling to Kenya continue to face insecurity along the way. Uganda records an increase in refugee…

Highlights WFP reached more than 1.4 million beneficiaries in June. Over the month of June, WFP and partners reached more than 1.4 million beneficiaries through the EMOP and the PRRO. More than 20,000 mt of food have…

Summary The International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) is responding to the call for information about the transitional period in South Sudan and the ways in which aid might have been targeted more effectively. While mindful of the humanitarian…

By Crystal Wells, Communications Officer, Concern Worldwide Orlando Albinho spent much of his 40 years collecting coconuts from the tops of leafy palm trees and selling them in the local market or to nearby factories that made…

18 July 2014 - Completing a three-month intensive training in munitions disposal, basic life support and emergency trauma, 19 South Sudanese police officers graduated today at Rajaf complex outside Juba. The course for the South Sudan National…