Imagine there is a major crisis unfolding. While one region in the affected country is in crisis, there are available food supplies and resources in another. In situations like this, USAID disaster response professionals have several key decisions to make — all with the goal of helping as many people as possible in the most rapid, efficient and effective way possible. Does it make sense to bring in food from the United States? Should we purchase food locally to distribute to those in need? Should we provide people the means to buy the food themselves?

The Dadaab refugee and host communities on Monday 10th June; 2013, received a visit from the British Red Cross Secretary General, Nick Young, the British Red Cross East African Representative Karen Peachey and the Kenya Red Cross Society Secretary General, Dr. Abbas Gullet, whose visit aimed at seeing the progress of the Level 5 hospital; that is being constructed by the KRCS with funding from the British Red Cross Society.

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Norwegian Ambassador to Djibouti and Ethiopia, H.E Odd Inge Kvalheim visited NRC in Djibouti’s Ali Addeh Refugee Camp this week.

The Ali Addeh Refugee Camp is located 170km from Djibouti capital and is currently hosting an estimate of 18,000 refugees mainly from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia. The refugee camp is divided into 8 sections, each with an average of 2,000 refugees, with refugees from Somalia being the majority. So far, 1,100 refugees have been registered in 2013, with an average of 250 refugees arriving each month.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

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NRC in partnership with UNHCR, Microsoft and HP has launched a project on access to technology in education for communities in Dadaab. The project aims to bring innovative solutions to address challenges faced in education in the refugee camps through the use of technology.

The just-published 2012 Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation sets out a unified strategy that encompasses – for the first time – humanitarian aid, technical and financial cooperation, economic and trade policy measures, and cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe. SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden and State Secretary and Director of SECO Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch stress that this important milestone has been welcomed both by Parliament and by public opinion.

This report covers the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012

HIGHLIGHTS

• Over 170 people have died and 225,000 displaced as a result of flash flooding

• Food Security: Aid agencies urged to adopt ‘no regrets response’ to build on regional food security gains

• Renewed attempts made to address cross border and incountry insecurity in eastern Africa, namely in Somalia, DRC and Kenya.

• Regional Migration: An estimated 9.15 million people are currently displaced in the region: 2,012,531 are refugees and 7,141,442 are IDPs

Contextual Background

Pattern in Population Change

Already established camp received influx from Somalia in January 2011 and most recently in April/May 2011.

Areas of Origin

66% are from Gedo, 19% are from Bay and the rest of the population is from various other locations in Somalia.

Cultural Background

Sunni Muslim

55% are May May speakers from Rahanweyn clan, 30% are Mahatiri speakers from Maheren clan and the remaining are from various other Somali clans.

Main Occupations