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01 Jan 2006

Malawi + 7 others
Southern Africa Regional Programmes Annual Appeal No. MAA063001

Report
— IFRC
This appeal seeks CHF 1,192,780(1) to fund programmes and activities to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These programmes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity" .
Global Agenda goals:

1. Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters.

2. Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies.

3. Increase local community, civil society

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27 Dec 2005

Malawi + 6 others
Southern Africa: Acute malnutrition rates rise as food crisis deepens

Report
— IRIN
[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]
JOHANNESBURG, 27 December (IRIN) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it lacks adequate funding to deliver food aid to the most vulnerable people in Southern Africa.

Aid agencies estimate that some 12 million people are food insecure in the region, which has suffered widespread crop failures due to erratic weather. The impact of HIV/AIDS, deepening poverty and the weakened capacity of governments to care for people in need have exacerbated the current crisis.

IRIN:

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23 Dec 2005

Pakistan + 19 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 52 of 2005

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week 's report covers the following sectors:Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Refugees and IDPs, Shelter and Non-food Items, Security
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Liberia

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Lesotho (2) Malawi (3) Mozambique (4) Namibia (5) Swaziland (6) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe

(F) Latin America and Caribbean:

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22 Dec 2005

Lesotho + 5 others
Southern Africa's children face a New Year of hunger

Report
— World Food Programme
Johannesburg, 22 December 2005 - While much of the rest of the world feasts over the holiday season, more than nine million southern Africans face an uncertain future in 2006 because WFP lacks the funding to deliver enough food aid to the hungriest in the region.
WFP needs US$77 million immediately to keep providing food aid in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe - the countries hit hardest by the region's food crisis - until June 2006, when the next harvest is due.

Lesotho and Swaziland will also receive food aid for the same period.

Triple threat

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19 Dec 2005

Mozambique + 7 others
Southern African Humanitarian Crisis update 19 Dec 2005

Report
— UN Regional Inter-Agency Coordination and Support Office
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Nutritional assessments undertaken in a number of countries over the past month show an increase in acute malnutrition. In the drought affected areas in Mozambique, acute malnutrition records 5%; the food insecure districts in Zambia show acute malnutrition figures of 7.7%; in Malawi the centre and southern parts recorded increased number of admissions to Nutritional Rehabilitation Units compared to last year; in Zimbabwe vulnerable districts recorded acute malnutrition rates of 9% and in Madagascar, acute malnutrition rates doubled since 1997 to 14% country
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16 Dec 2005

Malawi + 5 others
Nothing natural about Southern Africa food crisis, charges ActionAid

Report
— ActionAid
With six countries in Southern Africa facing a chronic food shortage, ActionAid charges that whilst the final trigger for the hunger facing the region has been lack of rain, the underlying causes are political and economic. This has led to extreme poverty and a consequent failure to cope with what has been a relatively "unexceptional" drought.
In Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Mozambique and Lesotho, the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance is estimated at 12 million. Two of the worst affected countries are Malawi and Zimbabwe with about 5 million and 2.9 million
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16 Dec 2005

Lesotho
Lesotho: A cry for change

Report
— UN Children's Fund
Recommendations from children and young people of Lesotho to the Government
Register all orphaned and vulnerable children - NOW! & Orphaned and Vulnerable Children's Policy - FOLLOW IT UP!

(Presented by Shivani 16 year old girl from the Girls and Boys Education Movement GBEM in Lesotho)

"We came to the realization that one of our major challenges in the country, that is affecting children's vulnerability and progress in finding ways of trying to solve issues as getting aid to the right people at the right time, is the fact that we

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16 Dec 2005

Lesotho
Lesotho: Too many children in Lesotho are still invisible and excluded

Report
— UN Children's Fund
MASERU, 15 December 2005 - The Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Lesotho, Dr. Phooko, launched UNICEF's annual flagship report 'The State of the World's Children 2006: Excluded and Invisible' on 14 December 2005 in an event that embodied the spirit and highlighted the significance of this year's theme.
The Report was launched in Maseru at the Lesotho Save the Children's home, a temporary place of safety for abandoned, orphaned and abused children supported by UNICEF. Other children from temporary places of safety were present and performed a variety of
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16 Dec 2005

Afghanistan + 30 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 51 of 2005

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week 's report covers the following sectors:Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Occupied Palestinian Territories (3) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Guinea (3) Liberia (4) Niger

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13 Dec 2005

Angola + 8 others
FEWS Southern Africa Food Security Brief - Nov 2005

Report
— Famine Early Warning System Network
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

As the hunger season begins in earnest in Southern Africa, the food security situation is rapidly deteriorating in those countries facing severe food shortages as a result of a poor 2004/05 crop production season. Whatever household food stocks that were available have been drawn down, and levels of purchases are constrained by very high food prices, limited purchasing power and lack of employment opportunities.

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13 Dec 2005

Angola + 38 others
Food supply situation and crop prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa Dec 2005

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
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INTRODUCTION
This is the third and final issue for 2005 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid requirements for all countries in sub- Saharan Africa. The report is designed to provide the latest analysis and information on the food situation in these countries to governments, international organizations and other institutions engaged in humanitarian operations.

In this introductory part, countries in the subregion facing serious overall food shortages or other causes

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09 Dec 2005

Lesotho + 4 others
CARE predicts Southern Africa food crisis will worsen in coming years

Report
— CARE
CARE urges donors to support programs to counter long-term crisis
A new report by CARE has determined that the severe food crisis already threatening up to 12 million people in Southern Africa is very likely to get worse in years to come unless new urgent interventions are implemented.

CARE offices in Southern Africa have identified approximate amounts needed to fund emergency and long-term interventions. CARE USA is seeking donations to an Emergency Response Fund, which will

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09 Dec 2005

Zambia + 9 others
Southern Africa: Meeting of Permanent Secretaries of Agriculture on Harmonization of Seed Regulations 8 - 9 Dec, 2005, Maputo, Mozambique

Report
— Southern African Development Community
Maputo, 9 December 2005 - A meeting of Permanent Secretaries on Harmonization of Seed Regulations was held at the Cardoso Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique on 8 & 9 December 2005, and was attended by Permanent Secretaries from the Ministries of Agriculture of 12 Member States, namely: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Also in attendance were the representatives of seed organizations and International Agricultural Research Centers. The meeting
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09 Dec 2005

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 50 of 2005

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week 's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Coordination and Support Services, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter and Non-food Items, Water & Sanitation

(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Ethiopia (4) Rwanda (5) Sudan (6) Tanzania (7) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Cote d'Ivoire (3) Liberia (4) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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07 Dec 2005

Zimbabwe + 5 others
FAO/GIEWS Global Watch: Southern Africa update

Report
— Food and Agriculture Organization
In southern Africa, late seasonal rains have disrupted sowing of the main season crops in most countries. Food insecurity in the region is of serious concern as the lean period has commenced and is affecting nearly 12 million people who are in need of emergency food assistance in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia. Food shortages are generally reflected in rising staple food prices, especially in Zimbabwe and Malawi. Of the total maize import requirement of 2.7 million tonnes for the subregion, excluding South Africa, for the
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05 Dec 2005

Lesotho
Lesotho country programme evaluation

Report
— Government of Ireland
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Lesotho is one of one seven countries1 that are the main partners for Development Cooperation Ireland. This independent review (undertaken in May-June 2004) considers Development Cooperation Irelandís work in Lesotho during the period 1999-2004. It assesses whether assistance has been appropriate and consistent with Irish policy.

Why Lesotho receives donor assistance

Lesotho has unique challenges. A British protectorate to 1966, it is a small landlocked, mountainous Kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa. While the country has never been politically

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02 Dec 2005

Angola + 34 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 49 of 2005

Report
— World Food Programme
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This week 's report covers the following sectors: Agriculture, Food, Health, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law, Refugees and IDPs, Security, Shelter & Non-food items, Water & Santitation
(A) Highlights

(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Occupied Palestinian Territories (2) Pakistan (3) Russian Federation (Caucasus)

(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Djibouti (3) Ethiopia (4) Rwanda (5) Somalia (6) Sudan (7) Tanzania (8) Uganda

(D) West Africa: (1) Chad (2) Guinea (3) Liberia (4) Niger

(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola

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01 Dec 2005

Malawi + 6 others
Millions suffering food crisis across southern Africa

Report
— British Red Cross
A massive humanitarian crisis is threatening millions of people across southern Africa.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Societies is concerned that as many as 12 million people could face severe food shortages before the next harvest in March.

Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia are the most severely affected by the crisis but it is also affecting people in Mozambique, Swaziland, Namibia and Lesotho.

In a region already struggling with chronic poverty, the combination of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, a volatile climate and

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