Executive Summary

Background

The past two decades have delivered unprecedented progress and improvements in quality of life across the developing world. Poverty has fallen in most developing countries, and the number of low-income countries fell from 60 in 2003 to just 39 in 2009. Countries such as India and (particularly) China have managed to lift very large numbers of people out of extreme poverty. Progress has not been restricted to increases in income; many developing countries have also dramatically improved their access to vital services, such as education and health.

1. This second update on WFP management actions in Somalia responds to the Board's request at the 2010 Annual Session that the Secretariat provide a time-line for dealing with the issues raised by the Monitoring Group on Somalia (MGS) and the Inspector General and on the preparations for the External Auditor's review of the Somalia operation. A time-line covering June 2009 to September 2010 is contained in Annex I.

2. The update also covers management action under the auspices of the Somalia Steering Committee since the last

Education is a key factor in restoring normalcy and hope and in providing physical, psychosocial and cognitive protection in emergency situations.

However, few donors have humanitarian policies that explicitly include education from the onset of a humanitarian response.

This book gives an overview of the policies, strategies and financial commitments of the 23 influential Western donors that constitute the OECD in relation to education in fragile and conflictaffected states. Three donors, including the European Commission, the Dutch Ministry

In 2007, natural and man-made disasters continued to take a toll on the lives of people. Flooding, cyclones, landslides and tropical storms have threatened lives and livelihoods on every continent. And in many parts of the world, from Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Iraq, Zimbabwe and Sudan, children and women continue to bear the brunt of conflict, displacement and deteriorating living conditions.

An important lesson learned from major emergencies is that timely and flexible funding enables humanitarian actors

The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was allocated to four countries in the Horn of Africa following an appeal to the United Nations. The primary objective of CERF was to address humanitarian needs following a series of droughts. Prior to the release of the funds the UN agents in close collaboration with the MOH conducted a rapid assessment of the worst affected areas in the 2 drought prone zobas of Northern Red Sea and Southern Red Sea. A number of needs and gaps were identified. Some of these needs were acute and chronic malnutrition, poor sanitation and

This Annual Report reflects activities implemented over a one-year period; they form part of, and are based on, longer-term, multi-year planning. All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. For support to or for further information concerning Federation programmes or operations in this or other countries, please

Executive summary

Over the past decade, there has been a concerted effort to improve active learning and sharing within the humanitarian sector. In the nutrition sector, research has led to significant advances in emergency programming, however there remains a considerable shortfall in the evidence base of emergency interventions. Opportunities to engage

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Concerning food aid, food security and nutrition sector