Reports

HIGHLIGHTS The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa, visited Eritrea from 13 - 16 October. The Special Envoy met with the President of Eritrea, Senior Government Officials, donors and representatives of humanitarian…

Political developments New President: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed was elected as President for the Somali Transitional Parliament by MPs meeting on October 10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was the culmination of two years of the Somali National Reconciliation and Peace…

I. SECURITYSECURITY OVERVIEW Despite reports of Joseph Kony's re-entry into Uganda from Sudan at the beginning of October, the month registered relative calm for most parts of the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader. The UPDF reportedly…

Wood or iron for the wall structure? Door or snail entrance? Plastic slabs or concrete? The design of a toilet seems a relatively simple matter - surely there is nothing new to try. But in a refugee camp latrines are…

Note: This report updates fact sheet 4, dated October 22, 2004. DARFUR EMERGENCY - NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Conflict-Affected Persons in Darfur and Eastern Chad More than 2 million people U.S. Government, European Union, and United Nations Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur 1.6 million people U.N. Office for the…

NEW YORK, 29 October 2004 - A drought on the scale of previous disasters is threatening Ethiopia's Somali region, where children are already suffering from food and water shortages. A United Nations rapid response report says the area is…

Key Developments Findings of a WFP-led emergency food security and nutritional assessment released on 26 Oct. indicate a 'serious situation' in Darfur. The survey, conducted in Sept., notes that the high child malnutrition rates observed (a global acute malnutrition rate of…

IP/04/1282 The European Commission has allocated €12.5 million in humanitarian aid to victims of drought and disease in the horn of Africa - Eritrea (€1 Million), Ethiopia (€6.5 Million), Kenya (€3.85 Million) and Somalia (€1.15 Million). Activities will include emergency healthcare in Somalia and…

TOKYO, 26 October 2004 - The Japanese government today made a donation of $3.5 million in response to the deepening crisis in the Darfur region. The donation will help mitigate the serious shortage of safe drinking water and improve…

by Cassandra Nelson [West Darfur, SUDAN] In the dusty, crowded camps for people displaced in Zalingei, West Darfur, the living situation for the 58,000 new residents is almost unbearable. Children sit on the dirt ground covered with flies. They have…