Reports

MR. MARTTI AHTISAARI, SPECIAL ENVOY OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITING ETHIOPIA Mr. Martti Ahtisaari, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Drought, accompanied by his adviser, Ms. Jaarva Meeri, WFP Representative, Ms. Daniela Owen, Deputy Director UNICEF Emergencies Division,…

Note: the last situation report was dated November 14, 2003 Background For more than 20 years, Sudan has been adversely impacted by armed conflict, famine, and disease, largely associated with the civil war between the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the…

HIGHLIGHTS The Special Envoy for the Humanitarian Crisis in the Horn of Africa, Mr. Martti Ahtisaari visited Eritrea from the 31 March - 2 April. He met with President Isaias Afwerki, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ali Said Abdella, the…

(Harare/Geneva/New York, 2 April 2004): The United Nations in Zimbabwe is urgently seeking additional funds to meet massive humanitarian needs, especially for health care, safe water, sanitation, education, and recovery at household and community levels. "The generosity of the international community…

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 EMERGENCY APPEAL PROVISIONALLY…

Introduction 1. The Darfur Humanitarian Profile is a 'living document' that aims to provide as comprehensive an overview as possible of the number and locations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other people affected by the recent conflict in Darfur…

Executive Summary This Country Strategy Paper (CSP) sets out the strategy for Ireland's development assistance to Uganda for the period 2004-2006. It builds on the experiences gained during the implementation of the previous CSP (2000-2003) and responds to the evolving…

ADVOCACY & PROMOTION OF CHILDREN'S & WOMEN'S RIGHTS Child Protection Child returnees Child protection agencies, including UNICEF, have been mobilising staff and resources in northern Bahr el Ghazal to prepare for organised returns of children from the north, the scale and nature of…

by Wandile Mavuso - Communications Gilgal Area Development Programme (ADP), in collaboration with the Swaziland Water and Services Corporation, has funded the construction of a water project that will benefit a total of 300 homesteads in the community of…

21,000 households affected as floods destroy schools, crops and health centres in western Zambia. At least 39 schools, health centres and crops have been destroyed by floods in western Zambia. Reports of teams from the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit…