Reports

March 2003 Food insecurity remains a concern in Karamoja The impact of low food stocks in Karamoja continued to show with reports of continued deteriorating health and nutritional status of people in Kotido, Moroto and Nakapiripirit. In late March, Kabong Hospital and…

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DROUGHT RESPONSE 1999-2001 AND CURRENT PREPAREDNESS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The third in a series of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA)/Office of Program, Policy, and Management (PPM) assessments, this study emphasizes disaster preparedness and planning for future droughts, using…

By Kelly Machinchick, Washington File Staff Writer Washington - As war rages in Iraq, famine and drought are ravaging sub-Saharan Africa. African organizations and American officials are looking for ways to help protect approximately 40 million at-risk Africans from starvation as…

ACTIVITES HUMANITAIRES 1. Journée Mondiale de l'Eau au Burundi La Journée Mondiale de l'Eau a été célébrée le 25 mars 2003 dans la province de Makamba située au sud du Burundi. Dans le cadre du projet de l'UNICEF appuyé financièrement…

Background 2002 complete failure of seasonal rains July 2002-the Government issued an Alert on the situation. August 2002-Government and Eritrean Refugee and Rehabilitation Commission (ERREC) issued an Appeal for urgent humanitarian response. 600,000 metric tons of annual consumption required. 54,000 metric tons harvested (546,000 metric tons…

Assessment Mission: 1 - 16 March 2003 By Abraham Sewonet, Field Officer, UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia 1. Introduction and background A combination of population pressure, small land holdings, land degradation, erratic rainfall and a number of negative economic factors such as…

FOCUS ON WATER & SANITATION ACTIVITIES This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals. 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…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated November 18, 2002. Background The Tutsi minority, which represents 14 percent of Burundi's 6.85 million…

This Final Report is intended for reporting on emergency appeals Launched on: 10 August 2001 for CHF 1,293,933 for a period of three months. DREF Allocated: CHF 50,000 (repaid) Beneficiaries: 10,000 (Note: while the original number of intended beneficiaries was 10,000,…

UN Agency Mission to Mat South A joint UN Agency mission under the direction of the RRU is visiting Matabeleland South Province following the Zimbabwean governments declaration of a 'state of disaster' in the province, gazetted on…