Executive summary

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

Weekly Introduction:

Tropical Cyclone Bondo

Tropical Cyclone Bondo developed into a very powerful storm in the southwestern Indian Ocean. The storm intensity peaked at 110 knots before starting to weaken. By the time Bondo made landfall, it had been down graded to a tropical storm with winds at about 60 knots. Bondo developed on December 18th near Diego Garcia and dissipated on December 26th in the Mozambique Channel.

Dec 25 (Reuters) - Ethiopian warplanes attacked two Islamist-held airfields in Somalia on Monday, witnesses said, wounding at least one person and further escalating a conflict that threatens to engulf the Horn of Africa in war. Here are some details about the region.

WHAT IS THE HORN OF AFRICA?

-The horn is a peninsula of East Africa that juts into the Arabian Sea.

-The term also refers to the greater region containing the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. It covers approximately 2 million sq km (770,000 sq mile). The population

Rapport sur la santé dans le monde: travailler ensemble pour la santé

En 2006, le Rapport sur la santé dans le monde et la Journée mondiale de la santé ont été consacrés aux personnels de santé. La création par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et d'autres partenaires de l'Alliance mondiale pour les personnels de santé ainsi que l'adoption par l'Assemblée mondiale de la Santé de résolutions appelant à s'attaquer à la crise laissent augurer d'une meilleure reconnaissance du rôle vital que jouent les personnels dans les systèmes de santé. Cinquante-sept

Greater Horn of Africa Outlook

The four month lead in the Greater Horn shows a slight tilt in the odds towards above normal precipitation in northern Somalia and nearby portions of Djibouti and Ethiopia. Certain parts of western Sudan have a slight tilt in the odds towards below normal precipitation. This area is near, although not part of, West Darfur.

Further south there is a slight tilt in the odds favoring above normal precipitation in part of southern Somalia and across central and southern Tanzania.

Weeks of heavy rains have caused extensive flooding in central and southern Somalia and neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia . More than 100 people have died and up to 2 million people are affected across the three countries. Severe food insecurity caused by a prolonged drought throughout the region is affecting up to 8.5 million people. Outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases have been reported in Ethiopia and Kenya and lack of access to clean drinking water and hygienic sanitation is an issue.

Appealing Agency:

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)

APPEAL AND BUDGET REVISION

The Federation's vision is to strive, through voluntary action, for a world of empowered communities, better able to address human suffering and crises with hope, respect for dignity and a concern for equity. Its mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries.

In Brief

Period covered: 1 June to 16 November, 2006.

This Programme Update revises the total

IFAD/47/06

Rome, 15 December 2006 - The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved US$284.1 million in loans and US$2.5 million in grants to improve the living conditions of poor rural people in 16 countries.

The 89th session of the Board, which met 12-14 December at IFAD's headquarters in Rome, approved loans and grants to support rural development projects and programmes in Argentina, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Haiti, India, Laos, Mali, the Niger, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey and Uganda.

I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 8 of Security Council resolution 1710 (2006) of 29 September 2006, in which the Council expressed its intention to review progress towards demarcation of the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia and requested me to present updated options for possible changes to the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).

II. Recent developments in the Temporary Security Zone and adjacent areas

2. Since my report of 19 September 2006