CAFOD fears military intervention in Mali
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Country: Mali CAFOD is deeply concerned about the possible humanitarian consequences of the proposed Economic Community of West African States...
View ArticleAnalysis: Sahel crisis - lessons to be learnt
Source: IRIN Country: Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Niger (the), Nigeria DAKAR, 25 October 2012 (IRIN) - The Sahel food crisis this year put an estimated 18.7 million people at risk of...
View ArticleTuareg gives up good private sector job to help Malian refugees
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Burkina Faso, Mali MENTAO, Burkina Faso, October 25 (UNHCR) – When thousands of Malian families started streaming through his village in northern...
View ArticleSomalia: Humanitarian Dashboard (September 2012) - Info graphic
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Somalia Situation Overview As a result of the AMISOM offensive against Al Shabab in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo,...
View ArticleTranscript of the press conference by Mr. Jan Eliasson, United Nations Deputy...
Source: United Nations, UN Department of Public Information Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the), Mali DSG : Je vais commencer en français, si vous permettez, mais je vais continuer en anglais et...
View ArticleICRC president talks about the situation in Mali
Source: ICRC Country: Mali 25-10-2012 Interview On 13 September 2012, amidst a deepening regional crisis, the ICRC asked donors for an additional 21 million US dollars to covers the most urgent...
View ArticleMali Price Bulletin October 2012
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Mali Millet, rice, and sorghum constitute the basic staple foods for the majority of the Malian population. Millet has traditionally been the...
View ArticleResilience: New Wine In Old Bottles?
Source: World Food Programme Country: World, Mali The term resilience has entered the aid lexicon. But is it just “new wine in old bottles”? Haven’t aid agencies already been seeking to build...
View ArticleComplex Coverage - 23 October 2012
Source: NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre Country: Iraq, Mali, Syrian Arab Republic (the) Inside this issue Iraq 1 Mali 2 Syria 3 IED & Demining 4
View ArticleHorn of Africa Drought Fact Sheet #29, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
Source: US Agency for International Development Country: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, United States of America (the) KEY DEVELOPMENTS · The USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network...
View ArticleWater facilities under construction in Bale Zone
Source: Government of Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia Goba October 24/2012 Construction of 33 water facilities is underway in Bale Zone of Oromia State at a cost of more than 72 million Birr, the Zonal...
View ArticleVoice from the Field: "There's Always the Next Emergency; Another Child Who...
Source: MSF Country: Chad Dr. Kalyani Gomathinayagam, from India, runs the Doctrors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) nutrition center in Biltine, eastern Chad, where acutely...
View ArticleUN health agency calls for help with de-worming efforts in West Africa’s...
Source: UN News Service Country: Mali, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania, Niger (the), Senegal 25 October 2012 – Countries gripped by a hunger crisis in West Africa’s Sahel region urgently...
View ArticleGAFSP 2012 Annual Report
Source: Government of Ireland, Government of the Republic of Korea, Government of the United Kingdom, Government of the United States of America, Government of Canada, Bill & Melinda Gates...
View ArticleFood crisis top of mind for UN Development chief
Source: UN Development Programme Country: Malawi “Top of mind right now is the food crisis,” said Helen Clark after her meeting with President Joyce Banda. “We discussed the work that can be done...
View ArticleWorld Food Day: Fighting poverty by supporting small-scale agriculture
Source: Caritas Country: Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Niger (the) By Ryan Worms, Caritas Internationalis “I want to set-up a small business to sell rice, flour and sugar. The last...
View ArticleAppeal: Food Crisis in Malawi – MWI121
Source: ACT Alliance Country: Malawi Appeal Target: US$ 505,271 Balance Requested: US$ 481,852 Geneva, 24 October 2012 Dear Colleagues, Floods and droughts have negatively impacted the food security...
View ArticleBoost for Tanzania’s Agriculture Sector
Source: World Bank Country: United Republic of Tanzania (the) WASHINGTON, October 23, 2012 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved US$25 million to boost the productivity of...
View ArticleFloods, locusts add to humanitarian challenges
Source: IRIN Country: Chad AIROBI, 26 October 2012 (IRIN) - The number of flood-affected people in Chad has risen to 700,000, up from 445,000 in September, according to humanitarian agencies, which...
View ArticleDesert Locust situation update 26 October 2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization Country: Chad, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger (the), Sudan (the), Western Sahara Control operations underway in Niger and Chad As the...
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