Reports

MCC is sending a $25,000 Cdn./$20,000 U.S. shipment of canned turkey, infant care supplies, clothing, school supplies, personal hygiene materials and other items to the Democratic Republic of Congo. These items will be distributed by Congolese Mennonites, United Methodists and…

MCC is donating $26,000 Cdn./$21,000 U.S. to provide 60 metric tons of corn to a region in Burkina Faso that is suffering a food shortage. A partner organization, Office of Development of Evangelical Churches, is providing the corn to…

Implications of the food crisis A critical food shortage in northern Niger has left many children vulnerable to malnourishment and disease. Plan has already responded to immediate needs in many affected communities. The challenge ahead is to lay the foundations…

Appeal Target: US$ 847,100 Geneva, 13 July 2005 Dear Colleagues, Chad is now striving to cope with the presence of refugees both in the south and the east. While the refugee situation in the south remains largely under control, the presence…

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. Appeal history: Launched on 04 December…

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Jean Ziegler, today concluded his urgent mission to Niger which started on 8 July. He was accompanied on the mission by several assistants and a United Nations television team. Mr. Ziegler…

PLANTINGS ARE PROGRESSING NORTHWARDS FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF REGULAR RAINS SUMMARY Rains reached Guinea-Bissau and the Gambia in June, after having started in May in southern Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and Senegal. Precipitation has been generally regular…

Patrice Bogna La reprise des vols de la MONUC au Kasaï Oriental comme alternative au mauvais état des routes dans le région: La communauté humanitaire au Kasaï Oriental a émis le vou de voir la reprise des vols de la…

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 Appeal no. 05AA039; Programme…

Dakar - The United Nations World Food Programme today announced plans to almost triple the number of people being fed through its Niger emergency operation to over a million, as the annual 'hunger season' takes a firm and distressing…