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01 Jan 2003

Morocco + 37 others
Predicted freshwater stress and scarcity in Africa and the Middle East

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— Canadian International Development Agency
Data Sources: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations Environment Programme, Population Action International
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31 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 4 others
UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Southern Africa Crisis Donor Update 30 Dec 2002

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— UN Children's Fund


700,000 children vaccinated against measles in Malawi

  • Humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe deteriorates
  • UNICEF still needs US$ 18 million to address the crisis

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1. EMERGENCY OVERVIEW

Census and the Demographic and Health Survey (DNS) augment database in Zambia

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31 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 6 others
Southern Africa food prospects for 2003 gloomy: Grain SA

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— Agence France-Presse
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 31 (AFP) - Food prospects look bleak for southern Africa in 2003 as low rainfall limited maize production this year, Grain South Africa warned in its year-end message.

"Given the serious production issues experienced in the countries to the north of us -- Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi -- it stands to reason that there should be serious concern within the whole of southern Africa about the food availability prospects for next year," said Steve Shone, general manager of Grain SA, which represents about 95 percent of South African commercial grain farmers.

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31 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 8 others
Health in Emergencies Issue 15, Dec 2002

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— World Health Organization
Health intelligence in emergencies: which information and why?
by Paul Ickx, Management Services for Health, AHSEP

In mid-1999, almost 1,800 million people were living in countries at severe risk of, affected by or emerging from armed conflicts. The "complexity" of these emergencies does not end when a formal cease fire is signed or political elections are held. On the contrary, the transition is a particularly difficult and fragile situation. For instance, in Afghanistan like in other post-conflict countries,

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31 Dec 2002

Malawi
Malawi - An atlas of social statistics

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— International Food Policy Research Institute
PREFACE
The National Statistical Office of the government of Malawi was established to collect, compile, analyze, publish, and disseminate statistical information on a wide range of topics.The mission of the National Statistical Office is to provide and promote accurate, appropriate, high-quality, and timely statistical information for use in both the public and the private sectors for policy formulation, decision making, research, and general public awareness for the advancement of the socio-economic status of all Malawians.

A central focus of the work of the NSO

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30 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Southern Africa: Hunger crisis set to worsen in 2003 despite fresh donations

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— World Food Programme
JOHANNESBURG - In response to warnings that a worsening humanitarian crisis is on the horizon in southern Africa next year, the international donor community has contributed vital funds to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) that will help save millions of lives across the region in the coming months.
Fresh end-of-year contributions, totaling more than US$ 25.2 million, have lifted WFP's emergency operation out of a weeks-long funding slump. With the new donations, the largest from Japan, the African Development Bank (ADB), Germany and Canada, the operation is now 62 percent resourced.
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30 Dec 2002

Malawi
Floods kill two, displace 290 families in famine-hit Malawi

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— Agence France-Presse
BLANTYRE, Dec 30 (AFP) - Floods in northern Malawi at the weekend killed two people and left 290 families homeless, the deputy commissioner for disaster and relief, Willy Gidala, told AFP on Monday.

The floods, which Gidala said also damaged crops and telephone connections, are likely to increase hardships in a country where around three million people are threatened by famine.

Floods last year were partly responsible for causing the current food shortages in the southern African country. Malawi needs 600,000 tonnes of maize, its national staple, to stave off famine.

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27 Dec 2002

Malawi
Help needed for famine-stricken Malawi

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— American Red Cross
Written by Mason Booth, Staff Writer, RedCross.org
"There's just nothing growing. Looking around, the entire landscape is dry and barren. We only have enough food for the most severely affected people, but when we deliver the rations, we look at the rest of the population and think, 'How many more are going to die until we have enough to feed you all?'"

So said Paul McKee, American Red Cross logistics advisor working with the Malawi Red Cross Society in the battle against one of the most dire famines in the nation's history. Although

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All American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. The Red Cross also supplies nearly half of the nation's lifesaving blood. This, too, is made possible by generous voluntary donations. To help the victims of disaster, you may make a secure online credit card donation or call 1-800-HELP NOW (1-800-435-7669) or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Or you may send your donation to your local Red Cross or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. To donate blood, please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or contact your local Red Cross to find out about upcoming blood drives..


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27 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 24 others
WFP Emergency Report No. 52 of 2002

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— World Food Programme
This report includes:
(A) Global Hunger Alert

(B) Southern Africa Region: (1) Regional Overview, (2) Lesotho, (3) Malawi, (4) Mozambique, (5) Swaziland, (6) Zambia, (7) Zimbabwe, (8) Angola, (9) Namibia, (10) Tanzania

(C) Eastern and Central Africa Region: (1) Burundi, (2) Eritrea, (3) Uganda

(D) West Africa Region: (1) Cote D'Ivoire

(E) Middle East Region: (1) Palestinian Territories

(F) West and Central Asia Region: (1) Afghanistan

(G) Asia Region: (1) DPR of Korea

From Francesco Strippoli, Director of

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27 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 4 others
Regional Consolidated Situation Report for the Southern Africa crisis 27 Dec 2002

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— World Food Programme
REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
On 12 December in Zambia, WFP and DFID signed a bilateral agreement to move 23,000 tons of Government food through WFP channels. This will be a complicated logistics operation, as the Government food is in over 50 locations throughout the country. By 24 December, WFP had dispatched 9,600 tons of the Government food, out of total dispatches of 18,113 tons to date for the month.

It was announced in the local Zambian press that a Government contract with two South African suppliers to import 300,000 tons of maize has been cancelled and the Government is reported

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25 Dec 2002

Afghanistan + 13 others
WFP: Aid for a world in crisis

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— World Food Programme
Op-ed article from The Washington Post
This byliner by James Morris, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, appeared December 25, 2002, in The Washington Post. It is in the public domain. There are no republication restrictions.

(begin byliner)

Aid for a world in crisis

By James T. Morris

Wednesday, December 25, 2002

In this season of sharing and goodwill, there is a sad truth to be faced: Despite the generosity of donor countries and the enormous sacrifices of relief workers, the humanitarian agencies

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23 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Southern Africa: Food Aid and Humanitarian Assistance Appeal No. 12/02 Operations Update No. 14

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— IFRC
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This Ops Update is intended for reporting on emergency appeals.
Launched on 2 May 2002 for CHF 6,803,000 for 12 months revised 22 July to CHF 89,285,274 (USD 61.6 m/EUR 60.9m) in cash, kind and services to assist a minimum of 1.3 million beneficiaries for 12 months.
Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 50,000
Period covered: - 27 November - 12 December 2002

IN BRIEF

Appeal coverage: 44.1%
Related Appeals: Southern Africa 2002 Annual Regional Appeal no. 01.16/2002
Outstanding needs: CHF 47,926,580

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23 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Southern Africa: Food aid and humanitarian assistance Appeal 12/2002 Operations Fact Sheet No. 1

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— IFRC
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The Federation's 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 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org
Launched on 2 May for CHF 6,803,000 for 12 months; revised 22 July to CHF 89,285,274 (USD 61.6 m/EUR 60.9 m) in cash, kind and services to assist a minimum of 1.3 million beneficiaries for 12 months. Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 50,000

The following charts are designed to

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23 Dec 2002

Ethiopia + 7 others
Clare Short commits a further GBP 30 million of humanitarian aid to Africa

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— Department for International Development
The Department for International Development Clare Short today announced a further £30 million contribution to meet emergency assistance in Africa. £15m of the contribution will go to meeting emergency needs in Ethiopia and the other £15 million will be put to humanitarian assistance and recovery programmes across southern Africa.

Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development said:

"I am very worried about food shortages in Africa. There are serious problems in Southern Africa and Ethiopia. The problems have different causes and therefore pose different challenges.

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23 Dec 2002

Malawi + 2 others
Protecting livelihoods during drought: some demand-side approaches

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— Overseas Development Institute
This report by Christopher Eldridge
23 December 2002 (HPN) - The history of food crises includes a history of famines that did not occur. Drawing on the experiences of the 1992 drought in Southern Africa, Christopher Eldridge argues that an understanding of the methods people used to avert famine then - notably food purchase - could usefully inform today's response

Ten years ago, in 1992, the worst drought in around half a century struck Southern Africa. But there was no famine, largely because of the activities of those people who were most affected,

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23 Dec 2002

Malawi + 5 others
Towards a Southern African solution

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— Overseas Development Institute
This report by Donald Mavunduse
23 December 2002 (HPN) - The crisis in Southern Africa calls for urgency and forward thinking. Donald Mavunduse argues that no durable solution is in prospect until the limitations of the current relief response are acknowledged and overcome

The crisis in Southern Africa is both massive and complex, far outstripping current capacities to assist. The emergency is much greater than a simple food deficit: it includes a health crisis, with millions affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as a crisis of poverty,

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23 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Southern Africa: Natural disaster, political failure

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— Overseas Development Institute
This report by Hisham Khogali
23 December 2002 (HPN) - An estimated 14 million people in Southern Africa will need food assistance between now and March 2003. Governments within the region have struggled to respond, while international help has been slow to arrive. Hisham Khogali looks at what caused the crisis, and how the international community has responded.

The roots of Southern Africa's food crisis lie in a combination of environmental shocks, chronic poverty, a health crisis and damaging government policies. Over the past two to three

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23 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Fighting famine in Southern Africa: steps out of the crisis

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— Overseas Development Institute
This report by Suresh Babu and Ashwin Bhouraskar
23 December 2002 (HPN) - Environmental shocks like drought bring collapse only to systems already weakened by poor policies and governance. To overcome the famine in Southern Africa, argue Suresh Babu and Ashwin Bhouraskar, the region needs appropriate and effective policies for immediate relief, recovery and sustained development.

To mitigate the present famine in Southern Africa and to prevent others in the future, governments in the region will have to adopt the wellbeing of their people as their central goal. If governments

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23 Dec 2002

Malawi
Southern Africa: Rethinking early-warning systems

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— Overseas Development Institute
This report by John Seaman
23 December 2002 (HPN) - Malawi offers a clear example of the difficulties plaguing international early-warning systems. John Seaman outlines some of the changes that are required if these problems are to be addressed

In October 2001, Save the Children-(UK) (SC-UK) predicted that, unless the price of maize in Malawi was lowered by early 2002, there would be famine. This turned out to be correct. Increasing rates of child malnutrition were observed from late 2001 into early 2002. In February 2001, in Salima in central Malawi, the mortality rate was 2.8/10,000

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20 Dec 2002

Lesotho + 5 others
Nouvelle contribution de Développement et Paix afin de venir en aide aux victimes de la famine en Afrique australe

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— Development and Peace
Montréal, le 20 décembre 2002 - DÉVELOPPEMENT ET PAIX vient d'acheminer une nouvelle somme de 30 000 $ aux victimes de la famine en Afrique australe.
Cette famine, conséquence des inondations, des périodes de sécheresse et des incertitudes politiques et économiques qui secouent cette région du monde, affecte quelque 13 millions de personnes. Le Zimbabwe est actuellement le pays le plus durement frappé. Parmi les autres pays, on retrouve le Lesotho, le Malawi, le Mozambique, le Swaziland et la Zambie.

Depuis le printemps 2002, DÉVELOPPEMENT

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