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AT A GLANCE

• An estimated 8 million people remain food insecure in the Horn of Africa. The majority of those in need of humanitarian assistance are in Somalia (2.12 million).

• The general food security outlook for the Horn indicates that crop production should be favorable ahead of the end of the year harvests. Livelihood improvements still depend on how certain communities (especially pastoralists) are able to recover from the previous seasons’ poor crop production, loss of livestock and macro-economic shocks.

Un nouveau rapport relève des innovations et des solutions endogènes dans huit secteurs clés

WASHINGTON, le 10 décembre 2012 --- En Afrique, des innovations dans le domaine des TIC donnent naissance à des solutions endogènes qui transforment les entreprises et dynamisent l'entrepreneuriat et la croissance économique. C'est le constat d'un rapport conjoint publié par la Banque mondiale et la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), avec l'appui de l'Union africaine.

Australia and the World Bank Group Partnership: Unlocking potential, achieving results

This report highlights the achievements of the Australia – World Bank Group Partnership.

Unlocking potential, achieving results - online version

Headline results in 2012

• Access to finance provided to more than 500,000 people in the Pacific.

AT A GLANCE

• Deterioration in the food security outlook is being experienced in many parts of the Horn, especially in Somalia where major food assistance will be unable to reach much of the population in a crisis and/or emergency situation due to ongoing conflict. Famine is still not anticipated even though the situation remains serious.

AT A GLANCE

• A deterioration in the food security outlook is foreseen in many parts of the Horn, especially in Somalia where major food assistance will be unable to reach much of the population in a crisis and/or emergency situation due to conflict. (according to the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group for Central and Easter Africa). Famine is still not anticipated even though the situation remains serious.

Uganda: Maintaining Growth - Moving Towards Structural Transformation

Overview

Press Release No:2012/436/AFR

WASHINGTON, May 8, 2012 – The World Bank said today that nine million people are currently facing food shortages in the Horn of Africa (down from a high of 13.3 million in September 2011 when the drought was at its peak), and nearly 14 million people in the Sahel region, which mainly includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger are at risk of hunger because of drought, limited food, political instability, and periods of conflict.

Introduction

Traditionally, sanitation has not received the priority it deserves. It has not been widely recognized how good sanitation policies and practices can underpin socio-economic development and environmental protection. This study provides an estimation of economic impacts on populations without access to improved sanitation in order to provide information on the losses to society of the current sanitation situation.