Ethiopia
P4P in Ethiopia In Ethiopia, P4P supports more smallholder farmers than in any other pilot country. These farmers are primarily organized in Cooperative Unions (CUs). The initiative combines WFP’s purchasing power with partners’ technical contributions to…
Madagascar + 1 more
Highlights Since April 2012, Madagascar has been facing a plague of the Malagasy Migratory Locust, that threatens the livelihoods of 13 million people in the country, 9 million of whom earn a living from agriculture. It is estimated…
Zimbabwe
Silenjongo Trust, a group of HIV-positive women in Bubi district in Matabeleland North, has embarked on a cattle fattening project aimed to assist orphans and elderly widows in the district. The trust has already bought six beasts…
South Sudan
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites As of 7 May, the estimated number of civilians seeking safety in nine Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 79,394. 32,000 in Juba (Tomping and UN House), 18,036 in…
Ethiopia + 1 more
GOAL’s Country Director in Ethiopia: “We must address underfunding of the South Sudan catastrophe, or aid agencies and host governments will struggle to cope with the growing number of refugees.” As refugees continue to flood into Ethiopia,…
South Sudan
Juba, 8 May 2014": The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has today released a public report on the gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law that have occurred since…
South Sudan
A one-month ceasefire has been agreed in South Sudan. GIZ is supporting the population on the ground. GIZ is continuing its work in South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following two decades of civil…
South Sudan
A displaced woman from Jonglei state said her family survived on wild fruits and water lilies for over two months after they arrived in Tombek Payam (district) of Terekeka County in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state. 08.05.2014…
Sudan
Killings and other Violations in Darfur by Sudan army and militias Elhadi Ahmed Tarjook (39) and Musa Ahmed Tarjook (42) were shot dead in front of their house in Zamzam IDP camp, south of El Fasher, at…
Somalia
HIGHLIGHTS Tens of thousands of people have temporarily moved due to military operations. Safe, unfettered and sustained access is essential to gain clarity on the needs and conditions of people in southern and central Somalia and to reach…
