Reports

By Bernard Bankukira BUJUMBURA, Jul 5 2014 (IPS) - As Burundi heads towards the 2015 general elections, and despite a quota of 30 percent women’s representation in parliament, women in this southeast African nation feel that they…

Although a cessation of hostilities agreement was signed by the warring parties in South Sudan, tens of thousands of refugees remain in transit camps and settlements in Uganda. WFP is providing them with life-saving support. Nyumanzi -…

This year, International Co-operative Day, celebrated on 5 July, has the theme 'Co-operative enterprises achieve sustainable development for all.' In Malawi, WFP works with smallholder farming co-ops in its Home Grown School Feeding programme to sustain…

Highlights The total number of South Sudanese refugees who have entered Ethiopia since the outbreak of the conflict in mid-December 2013 is now over 158,000 individuals, with the number continuing to increase daily. The asylum seekers continue…

Highlights From 26 June to 03 July, the Logistics Cluster facilitated the delivery of 127 mt of relief items on behalf of 14 different humanitarian organisations (ACF, Care, Concern, CRS, Food for the Hungry, IOM, IRC, Medair,…

Highlights While food security conditions have remained favorable across much of the country in recent months with food access improving as prices decline and supplies reach local markets from recent and ongoing crop harvests, they are likely…

Largely unrecognised by the Government of Kenya, thousands of people from Kenya’s coastal region face ongoing displacement and forced evictions. A new report by IDMC and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) explains how…

NYALA (4 Jul.) - An 18-year-old student in Nyala city, South Darfur, was shot dead by two persons in military uniform on Wednesday afternoon. Omer Sharafedin, a student at a Nyala secondary school, was shot dead while…

GEDAREF/ATBARA (4 Jul.) - At least 10 Sudanese farmers were killed in a raid by Ethiopian gunmen in Basonda area in Gedaref state on Wednesday. They opened fire on the farmers following a dispute over agricultural…

WFP marks the International day of Co-operatives and commits to invest in capacity building of small-holder farmers through local purchases to achieve sustainable food security. KIGALI –The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reaffirmed its commitment…