Gatekeepers and Evictions: Somalia’s Displaced Population at Risk
Source: Refugees International Country: Somalia There are currently 1.36 million Somalis displaced within their own country. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) face major protection...
View ArticleSoil care, fertiliser trees help African farmers grow yields
Source: AlertNet Country: Kenya, World, Zambia By Geoffrey Kamadi RONGAI, Kenya (AlertNet) - Small farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are turning to simple, affordable techniques to increase harvests...
View ArticleNigeria Food Security Outlook October 2012 to March 2013
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Nigeria Widespread flooding across the country reduces crop production levels KEY MESSAGES Widespread flooding peaked between September and...
View ArticleTchad : Revue de Presse Hebdomadaire, du 26 au 31 octobre 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Chad, Central African Republic (the) I. LES TITRES • La crise alimentaire se termine mais la malnutrition persiste (MSF, 26...
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Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET...
Tropical Storm Murjan brings heavy rains and flash flooding to northern Somalia. Flooding continues across portions of Nigeria and Ghana as heavy rains impact the region. 1) With seasonal rains ending...
View ArticleEmergency appeal operation update - Malawi: Food Security (MDRMW008)
Source: IFRC Country: Malawi Period covered by this Ops Update: 15 October to 31 October 2012 Appeal target (current): This Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,025,310 in cash, kind or services to support...
View ArticleMogadishu IDPs suffer extortion, eviction
Source: IRIN Country: Somalia MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, 1 November 2012 (IRIN) - Already struggling to access sporadic humanitarian assistance, internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Somali capital...
View ArticleLesotho fears cash shortfall as food crisis deepens
Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Lesotho 11/01/2012 16:33 GMT MASERU, Lesotho, Nov 01, 2012 (AFP) - The Lesotho government fears it may not raise enough cash to avert a pending food crisis...
View ArticleUN education investment scores high marks for Somali refugee students
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Ethiopia, Somalia SHEDDER REFUGEE CAMP, Ethiopia, November 1 (UNHCR) – Seventeen-year-old Hodan's eyes sparkle with joy as she clutches her new...
View ArticleMauritania needs water
Source: United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Country: Mauritania, Mali By David Tereshchuk * October 29, 2012—Few regions of the world are beset by as many intractable difficulties as the...
View Article‘Peacekeeping Actually Works’, Under-Secretary-General Says of United Nations...
Source: UN General Assembly Country: World, Afghanistan, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo (the), Haiti, Liberia, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the), Syrian Arab...
View ArticleWith New York City Paralysed by Storm, Security Council Meets under...
Source: UN Security Council Country: Somalia SC/10804 Security Council 6853rd Meeting (PM) The Security Council this afternoon, meeting briefly in the wake of the storm that paralysed New York City...
View ArticleGlobal Commitment to Sustainable Urban Development Will Be Reinvigorated...
Source: UN General Assembly Country: World, Ethiopia, Iraq, Nepal GA/EF/3348 Sixty-seventh General Assembly Second Committee 18th & 19th Meetings (AM & PM) Also Debates Agricultural...
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Somalia Rainfall Forecast Issued: 2nd November, 2012
Rainfall Performance (26th Oct. to 1st Nov. 2012) • The last few days have seen a reduction of rainfall activities in the country. Only a few places in southern parts of Somalia recorded light to...
View ArticleLa CEDEAO expose à ses partenaires la situation au Mali
Source: ECOWAS Country: Mali N°: 293/2012 1 novembre 2012 [Abuja - Nigeria] Le président de la Commission de la CEDEAO, M. Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, a souligné mardi à Abuja les progrès réalisés dans...
View ArticleICRC president highlights urgent needs
Source: ICRC Country: Mali Many families in northern Mali have been hit doubly hard by the combination of the food crisis affecting the Sahel region and the armed conflict. They are driven far from...
View ArticleNew data showing higher IDP numbers inside Mali than previously known
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger (the) This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press...
View ArticleCash Offers Fresh Hope for Mothers in Masalani
Source: Adeso Country: Kenya Khamar Ali Aden is a young mother of three children, married at an early age—she is only 20 years-old and has been married for 5 years. Khamar’s 3 children are aged 5...
View ArticleEmergency Ministry’s jet is carrying out humanitarian flight to the Republic...
Source: Government of the Russian Federation Country: Mali, Russian Federation (the) On 02.10.2012, at 10:37 a.m. pursuant to order of the Government of the Russian Federation an Emergency...
View ArticleCAFOD concerned by the prospect of war
Source: Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Country: Niger (the), Mali We are deeply concerned that military intervention in Mali could cause a major humanitarian crisis. Earlier this year,...
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