Reports

HIGHLIGHTS WVI Roundtable Meeting: World Vision International organised an internal roundtable meeting on the southern African crisis. PRRO Appraisal Missions: Multi-agency appraisal missions were undertaken in five countries in preparation of the WFP planned Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO). UNDP's Southern Africa…

EDUCATION BUSH SCHOOLS IN NUBA MOUNTAINS Among the 95 primary schools in the SPLM-controlled areas of Nuba Mountains, there are 68 bush schools. Bush schools are community-based schools with volunteer teachers, little external support and few or no resources. In consultation…

Appeal launched on 1 July 2003 for CHF 1, 159, 000 (USD 852, 000 or EUR 746,116) for 12 months for 106, 500 beneficiaries. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: N/A Period covered: September to October 2003 The…

National Contingency Plan 2004 The Government of Mozambique has begun elaborating its annual Contingency Plan. A meeting, chaired by the National Director of the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) was held in Chokwé from 29 to 31 October to…

HighlightsPeople in some districts of Southern and Western Provinces are still facing water and food problems From 29th September to 4th October 2003, OCHA and UNDP conducted a rapid assessment of the humanitarian situation in Monze, Choma,…

Appeal launched on 28 May 2003 for CHF 13.6 million (USD 10.3 million or EUR 9.0 million) for five months for 347,000 beneficiaries. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: N/A Period covered: August to October 2003 The Federation's mission is to improve the…

Appeal Target: US$ 537,826 Geneva, 30 October 2003 Dear Colleagues, The low-veld areas of Swaziland and some of the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa continue to face food shortage problems which have now reached endemic proportions and especially worsened by the HIV/AIDS…

Appeal Target: US$ 322,260 Geneva, 30 October 2003 Dear Colleagues, Katakwi district, in north eastern Uganda has suffered insecurity for over two decades. Since 1979/80 heavily armed Karamojong warriors have carried out intermittent raids to steal livestock, property and…

ABSTRACT The IDP population in Gulu District, Northern Uganda is currently food insecure. The majority of households depend on WFP food rations for survival. Incomes, economic activity, access to land and natural resources have reduced greatly even since last year. The…

Over 416,000 IDPs are at risk of greater insecurity & food dependency in war affected district of Gulu, northern Uganda. Action Against Hunger USA has just carried out a food security assessment in the war affected district of Gulu, in northern Uganda.…