Reports

In the early weeks of the South Sudan crisis last year, thousands of families crossed state borders from Jonglei to Nimule, Eastern Equatoria State to escape violence and fighting. Until March 2014, these IDPs were staying…

By Drazen Jorgic and Edmund Blair NAIROBI, March 25 (Reuters) - A Somali businessman is betting on a biometric fingerprint system to keep alive vital money transfer firms which face closure after Western banks cut ties due…

Synopsis The Schooling, Income and Health Risk (SIHR) study was designed to evaluate the impacts of the cash transfer programme on a variety of outcomes ranging from education to health to sexual behaviour. Context The question whether behavioural conditions,…

KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution from the government of Finland to WFP operations in Sudan. This new contribution of US$3.46 million will assist 330,360 internally displaced people and refugees…

The introduction of a fresh food voucher program by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in Dadaab refugee camp, has enabled 3000 pregnant refugee women and lactating mothers to access a variety of fresh vegetables and meat…

Wulu County, Lakes State, South Sudan, 3 December 2014 - The Ministry of Health (MOH), with support from WHO and partners on 3 December, launched the Cash Reward programme for the reporting of Guinea Worm Disease,…

Escalating food prices, poor rains and armed conflict could be the perfect storm for another famine to hit Somalia in the coming months. But a Nairobi-based NGO is teaching Somali’s and other Horn of Africa neighbors…

The ongoing introduction of cash programmes in Ethiopia is boosting nutrition, autonomy and overall well-being for thousands receiving aid in Africa's largest refugee-hosting nation. With support from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department…

WFP continues to expand cash programmes in refugee camps throughout Ethiopia thanks to the support from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO). In Bambasi, refugees like Sadia explains what it means for…

In the community councils of Litjotjela and Maloaneng, Leribe District in Lesotho, Mrs Masekhametsi Hlomoka and Mrs Sesinyi Ramatekoa are beneficiaries of a pilot initiative complementing Social Protection cash grants with home gardening in-kind support helping…