Reports

United Nations Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office for the Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa.Bi-monthly Update 24 February 2003 RIACSO provides support to the national efforts in addressing the Southern African crisis and ensures cohesion…

Core Child Info 65 per cent of population live below poverty line of about US$1 per capita per day Child malnutrition: Stunting: moderate: 49 per cent; severe: 25.4 per cent Underweight: moderate: 25.4 per cent - severe: 5.9 per cent Wasting:…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA)Note: This Situation Report updates USAID/OFDA Situation Report #1, dated October 11, 2002. Background For more than 19 years, the Sudanese…

A recent report has concluded that only 37% of the Mozambique population have access to potable water. For many areas of rural Tete this reality is much higher. While the Government of Mozambique has a very strong Rural Water Policy,…

HIGHLIGHTS The Government of Eritrea formed a committee to coordinate drought response; OCHA organised a donor meeting in Geneva on 27 January 2003; ERREC says due to the delayed arrival of pledges and very low available stocks, it has not yet been…

World Vision to start vast water and sanitation program World Vision Zimbabwe has embarked on a massive water and sanitation programme that is set to benefit close to 51 800 people in the Mukumbura area in Mount Darwin, 260…

Appeal Target: US$ 4,395,464Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 4,192,699 Geneva, 17 February 2003 Dear Colleagues, The situation in Angola changed drastically when the rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was killed in February 2002. The war is now over and…

Humanitarian Activities 1. Cholera epidemic declared in Rumonge (Bururi Province) Since Monday 10 February there have been 25 cases of cholera in Rumonge town (primarily in the Swahili neighbourhood) reported Ms Hope Neighbor, Field Coordinator (Bururi Province) for…

Critical Issues A fourth anti-tank mine incident since December occurred on the Kuito - Huambo road near Chinguar in Bié Province. Efforts are made to access populations cut-off from assistance, including air drops in Luvemba in Huambo Province. The condition of…

Johannesburg - The United Nations today launched its mid-term review of the 2002/2003 Consolidated Appeal (CAP) for the humanitarian crisis in southern Africa, placing special emphasis on the urgent need for tens of millions of dollars' worth of non-food items. "With the…