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In Brief

Programme Update no. 2; Period covered: 1 January to 30 September 2006.

Appeal target: CHF 9,467,814 (USD 7,697,000 or EUR 6,030,000).

L'appel est destiné à couvrir les besoins humanitaires, tous secteurs confondus (agricole, alimentaire, eau, assainissement, santé, lutte contre les violences sexuelles, protection des enfants affectés par les conflits armés...) dans 16 pays de la sous région. Il s'agit du Bénin, du Burkina Faso, du Cap Vert, de la Côte d'Ivoire, de la Gambie,

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Brief analysis of the general agriculture and food situation

The 2006 season is almost over in most Sahelian countries with the final stages of harvesting and storage operations.

Despite the season's late start, various sources report that the 2006-2007 agricultural season has been generally very good. This confirms forecasts made by the CILSS, FEWS NET, FAO and WFP following the regional conference on food and agricultural prospects in the Sahel and West Africa, held in Mindelo (Cape Verde) from 26 to 28 September 2006.

Introduction

UNHCR's Global Appeal is published yearly to alert governmental and private sector donors, Executive Committee (ExCom) members and Standing Committee observers, Governments and their Permanent Missions in Geneva, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, intergovernmental agencies, NGOs, regional organizations and other institutions and interested individuals to the plight of millions of refugees and others of concern to UNHCR. This tenth Global Appeal outlines the Office's strategies and programmes for 2007, and will be launched officially at UNHCR's annual

La réunion de concertation technique des pays membres du CILSS et de l'Afrique de l'Ouest sur les bilans céréaliers et alimentaires ex-post 2005/2006 et prévisionnels 2006/2007 s'est tenue à Bamako au Mali, du 6 au 09 novembre 2006.

Ont pris part à cette réunion les délégués des pays membres du CILSS (responsables des statistiques agricoles, des cellules d'analyse et des systèmes d'alerte précoce), les représentants du Bénin, du Togo, de la Guinée Conakry et du Nigeria, les représentants

JOHANNESBURG, 2 October (PLUSNEWS) - Règle d'or, a local nongovernmental organisation (NGO) in Benin, is taking awareness messages to thousands of Togolese nationals who fled their country when the presidential elections erupted in violence last year.

Some of the 25,000 exiles have returned to Togo, but the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated earlier this year that more than 19,000 were afraid to leave, with most staying in the capital, Cotonou.

Rodrigue Anani, a peer educator at Règle