Reports

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 This Information Bulletin (no.…

Note: This report updates fact sheet #11, dated December 10, 2004. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and Eastern Chad 2.48 million people U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur 1.65…

Key Developments: At the Abuja talks, GoS announced that it had suspended its week-long "road clearing" operations in South and North Darfur. On 15 Dec., the Naivasha peace talks resumed at the head of delegation level. Security Issues: South Darfur: The security…

Operation Mercy is responding to the crises situation that has arisen in Darfur due to the continued fighting. We are partnering with International Aid Services (IAS), who are a Swedish based humanitarian organization, which aims at assisting in disaster…

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. For more information: www.ifrc.org In…

by Tapiwa Gomo in Choma, Zambia It was not until their local school was closed down because of a lack of toilets that the people of Macha community, 70km west of Choma district in Zambia's Southern Province, realized the need…

Key Developments: Save the Children-UK (SC-UK) released a statement on 13 Dec. announcing that two of its national staff members were brutally killed while travelling in a clearly marked convoy on the main road between Mershing and Duma in South…

AA 04 090 In response to the ongoing crisis in Africa, Australia will provide an additional $10 million to help relieve the suffering of people in Darfur, Sudan and in Eastern Chad. $7 million has been allocated for Darfur and…

The situation of drought persists and acute malnutrition continues to be a main risk to proper child development in the country Poor rainfall over four years of drought has resulted in a lack of recharge of the…

Report on ICRC activities in the field Focus on water and habitat Access to clean water, so essential to the health of war-affected people, has been an ICRC priority in Sudan since it started working in the country in 1983. In…