Reports

Overview 1. The conflict in the Sudan has been going on for almost half a century. As a result, most men and women and boys and girls have known little peace or security in their lifetimes. The conflict has affected…

The Tsunami in Somalia The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 also struck the Horn of Africa. Approximately 150 people were reported dead and 11,520 people affected along a 650-kilometre stretch of coastline between the island of Hafun in…

Critical Issues for Children and Women Due to the erratic rainfall in 2003-4, Malawi is faced with yet another year of major household food deficit in addition to a high HIV/AIDS prevalence which is estimated at 14% nation wide. The…

PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS 2,000,000: Internally Displaced Persons (444,444 families): Care and maintenance NFIs 100,000 IDPs (22,222.22 families) are expected to return to their places of origin in 2005 5% for communal needs 4.5 persons per household 12 months for consumables (soap and kerosene) The…

Highlights Nov 04-Jan 05 Political: The newly formed Somalia Transitional Federal Government has embarked on the task of identifying a suitable seat of Government inside the country. In Puntland, General Mohamud Muse Hersi (Adde) was elected president on 8th January…

Critical Issues for Children and Women The "Triple Threat" in Zambia, a malignant interaction of poverty, HIV/AIDS and challenges to governance is threatening human rights of millions of Zambians especially women and children. HIV/AIDS is now the leading killer in…

Critical Issues for Children and Women Zimbabwe is currently facing a multifaceted humanitarian situation, with the HIV/AIDS pandemic, natural disasters, policy constraints and depleted capacity in the social service sectors. As a result, there is a doubling of under-5 mortality…

Critical Issues for Children and Women With over 200,000 people infected with HIV out of the 1.1 million population and four successive years of drought, Swaziland is amidst a dire, but silent emergency. The HIV pandemic has orphaned an estimated…

Critical Issues for Children and Women Severe droughts in Ethiopia have led to a major humanitarian crisis in 2002-3, which has affected some 13.2 million people directly, especially women and children. The forecast for 2005 is already alarming, with a…

Critical Issues for Children and Women The 27-year civil war, which ended in 2002, has led to the internal displacement of over four million persons, the majority of whom were children and women. Over three-quarters of them have now returned…