Reports

Fighting in the Darfur province of western Sudan has prompted one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in more than a decade. The conflict has forced over one million people to flee their homes. In just a few weeks, many…

"This is the most dramatic race against the clock that we have anywhere in the world at the moment, if we lose hundreds of thousands of women and children, mostly, will perish." This from U.N. Emergency Coordinator Jan Egeland…

More money for water and sanitation; expanded role in refugee camps OTTAWA - CARE Canada is moving on two fronts to help alleviate suffering among thousands of people forced from their homes by rampaging militia in western Sudan. The agency will…

Vast majority of the refugee population will be unaccessible during the rainy season; thus, an urgent need to deliver relief aid before then Less than 5% of the US$ 6.8 million appeal covered US$ 1.9 million urgently…

INTRODUCTION 1.1 The accessibility to safe drinking water and basic sanitation in Sierra Leone, with the participation of international community particularly during the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) in 1980s, reached 45% and 30%, respectively. However, the eleven…

MEMO/04/133 Brussels, 03 June 2004 - The European Commission is extremely concerned about the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis in the Greater Darfur region of Sudan, where a violent conflict has been raging since early 2003. The ceasefire signed in…

BAHAI, Chad, June 1 (UNHCR) - As the exodus from Sudan's Darfur region continues, UNHCR is rushing to assist hundreds of recent arrivals near the Chad-Sudan border in a massive operation that has already moved more than 80,000 refugees…

25 May - 1 June 2004 GENERAL SITUATION Highlights UNHCR and IOM facilitate the return of 319 Liberian refugees On 26 and 27 May, 319 Liberian refugees were airlifted from Abidjan to Monrovia through a joint effort by UNHCR and…

An AmeriCares airlift of emergency medical relief is scheduled to land in Chad on Sunday, June 6. Working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the aid will be used to treat refugees in Bahai, Kariari and other surrounding villages…

Regional Overview - Food and Non-food Needs are Currently Under-funded Despite anticipated improvement in food production, the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) still faces a severe food security threat. Figure 1 shows the areas under different levels…