Reports

Highlights Djibouti-Drought alert-The last three rainy seasons were poor and this was compounded by the migration of pastoralists from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea in search of pasture and resulted in the deterioration of the food security situation. At the beginning of…

HIGHLIGHTS OCHA in collaboration and consultation with the UN agencies, NGOs, Government and donors has been conducting Mid Year Review of the Eritrea 2005 Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal. So far, OCHA has compiled the final draft of the MYR and would…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 31 May 2005, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Although UNHCR has…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to the Darfur crisis, Sudan is now the ICRC's largest operation worldwide, with around 200 expatriate and 1,800 national staff working in the country. The ICRC is building on its programmes in Darfur initiated in May…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief CHF 100,000 (USD 80,192…

HEALTH Expanded Programme on Immunisation UNICEF continued its efforts to ensure proper vaccine management so as to deliver quality services to the people of southern Sudan. To achieve this, UNICEF organized a mid level EPI managers (MLM) training in Nairobi…

UNICEF suspends operations in Northeast Somalia ('Puntland') Effective Thursday, 26 May, UNICEF suspended its operations through its office in Bossaso, Northeast Somalia ('Puntland'). The decision was prompted by death threats that had been made against some UNICEF Bossaso-based international staff…

By vpps Kakamega World Bank has set aside Kshs1.2 billion towards a five-year special intervention program for Nyanza and Western Provinces. According to the Bank's Country Representative Collins Bruce the funds would be utilized in addressing the problems of endemic floods, water management,…

Joint Flood Assessment Team in Somali Region A joint Government and UN assessment team arrived in Gode on 25 May, to begin re-assessment of flood affected areas of Somali Region. The team will re-examine the damage and outstanding needs of flood…

Highlights Update on humanitarian assistance to Rwandese asylum seekers in Burundi: as of 27 May, UNHCR reports 10,143 (estimates) Rwandan asylum seekers. Authorities of the Burundi and Rwanda governments met on the issue on 25 May. Songore transit centre was agreed…