The March to May rains ended with generally favorable crop and livestock production prospects

KEY MESSAGES

• Cumulative March to May rainfall amounts were normal to above normal in most of East Africa. In particular, the rains were 200 to 400 percent above average in parts of southern and central Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, localized areas of central Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania.

The past two years have seen the refugee population in Ethiopia nearly double. This is due to the influx of more than 100,000 Somalis into the Dollo Ado region, and a stream of Sudanese entering the country in the region around Assosa. A steady, but significant, number of Eritreans have also entered Ethiopia's Afar and Tigray regions.

CAMP DE REFUGIES DE GASORWE, Burundi, 6 juin (HCR) – Domitilla se promène d'un pas souple dans le marché bondé, jetant un œil exercé sur les étales offrant une sélection de haricots, riz, farine et autres aliments. Une odeur d'huile de palme flotte dans l'air.

GASORWE REFUGEE CAMP, Burundi, June 6 (UNHCR) – Domitilla walks through the crowded market with a spring in her step, casting a practised eye over stalls offering a selection of beans, rice, flour and other foodstuff. The smell of palm oil wafts through the air.

5 June 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed regret that a new media law in Burundi was promulgated with provisions that may have a negative impact on the freedom of the press.

In statement issued by his spokesperson in New York, the Secretary-General emphasized that the right to freedom of expression and pluralistic and free media are essential components of a healthy democracy.

En bref

La dernière analyse IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification ) réalisée après les récoltes de la saison 2013A classe les Zones de Moyens d’Existence (ZME) de Dépression de l’Est et des Plateaux Humides en phase 3 d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë.

Les résultats de l’actuel suivi de la sécurité alimentaire (FSMS) estiment la proportion des ménages avec une consommation pauvre à marginale à 46%.

1. Introduction:

Fragile states are risky environments. Many states fail in their responsibilities to their citizens but those states which are fragile, failed or weak are particularly liable to render their citizens vulnerable. Failures of authority or legitimacy can lead to the emergence of significant organised violence; the impact of this can then be compounded by the failure of the state to protect its citizens, especially minorities.

The UN's Central Emergency Response Fund dispersed US$485 million to projects in 49 countries and territories in 2012 – the highest amount since its inception.