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CERF funding for WHO humanitarian work passes $100 million barrier

28 April, 2009 =A6 GENEVA -- Funding from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for humanitarian work of the World Health Organization has passed the US$ 100 million barrier, underscoring WHO's critical role in providing life-saving health interventions before, during and after emergencies.

The funding has come from CERF to WHO since March 2006 and been provided through the Health Action in Crises Cluster, WHO's emergency response arm for implementing health activities in emergency affected countries in all Regions. The CERF is an emergency

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Grant assistance for underprivileged farmers in Sudan, Palestine, and Mozambique through FAO

1. The Government of Japan has decided to extend Grant Assistance for Underprivileged farmers amounting to 414 million yen through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for the following three projects. Notes to this effect were exchanged on March 19 (Mon) (Japan and local time) in Rome between Mr. Yuji Nakamura, Japanese Ambassador to Italy, and Mr. David Harcharik, Deputy Director-General, FAO.

(1) The Support to Seed Production Systems in Southern Sudan and South Darfur and Promotion of Horticultural Production in North Darfur (190 million yen)

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Health action in crises - Highlights No 147 - 26 Feb to 04 Mar 2007

Each week, the World Health Organization Department for Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support provided by WHO regional offices and Headquarters. The mandate of the WHO Departments specifically concerned with Emergency and Humanitarian Action in Crises is to increase the effectiveness of the WHO contribution to crisis preparedness and response, transition and recovery.
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Africa: Weather hazards benefits assessment 31 Aug - 06 Sep 2006


Update of CPC Seasonal Outlooks at Four-Months Lead: December 2006 – February 2007 Forecasts

Southern Africa

There is a slight tilt in the odds favoring above normal rainfall over portions of eastern and central South Africa, and, locally, over northern and southwestern Angola. There is a low to moderate tilt in the odds favoring below normal rainfall across northern Mozambique, and the southern half of Malawi.

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CWS Hotline - Week of 09 Apr 2001

Sudan
A succession of severe droughts and floods has created famine conditions that are causing hardship for tens of thousands of people in eastern Equatoria, the southern-most region of Sudan. Civil war is exacerbating the situation, making it even more difficult for vulnerable people to access relief aid and food resources.

More and more people are becoming internally displaced as they search for food, which has become scarce or very expensive. Elderly people and young children will suffer the most from malnutrition, which for them often results in sickness and death.

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WFP Emergency Report No. 10 of 2000

This report includes: A) Southern Africa floods: Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe B) East and Central Africa: Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo C) Sudan D) Angola.
From Jean-Jacques Graisse, Assistant Executive Director. Available on the Internet on the WFP Home Page at http://www.wfp.org/ or by electronic mail from Deborah.Hicks@wfp.org (fax 39 06 6513 2854). For information on resources, donors are requested to contact Aleesa.Blum@wfp.org or Marius.deGaayFortman@wfp.org at WFP Rome, telephone 39 06 6513 2004
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Anderson and Parmer briefing on Horn of Africa & Mozambique

U.S. Department of State
Brady Anderson, Administrator, USAID and Hugh Parmer, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Humanitarian Response
Briefing on the Situation in the Horn of Africa and U.S. Assistance to Mozambique, Washington, DC
Mr. Foley: Good morning. Welcome to the State Department. We are very pleased to welcome here the Administrator of USAID, Mr. Brady Anderson, and Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Humanitarian Response, Hugh Parmer. Mr. Anderson will have an opening statement on the situation in the Horn of Africa and