Period covered: January to December 2012

Overview

The DREF allocated a total amount of CHF 22,836,393 in 2012. Seventy-five per cent of the allocations, CHF 17,076,253, were made as grants to small-scale operations implemented by National Societies for which no emergency appeal was launched, known as DREF operations. CHF 5,760,140 was allocated as loans of start-up funding to emergency appeals.

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.

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.

KEY MESSAGES

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.

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.

« L’essentiel de mon travail consiste à pratiquer des accouchements. Dans notre centre médical, on assiste en moyenne à 120 accouchements par mois, parmi lesquels on compte deux ou trois décès. Nous faisons cependant tout notre possible pour éviter qu’une telle situation ne se produise. » déclare Fatmata Condé, qui poursuit ses études de sage-femme dans la localité de Donka en Guinée. Elle a été formée par ONU Femmes à la prise en charge des complications liées à la violence, durant la grossesse et l’accouchement.

KEY MESSAGES

• Across most of West Africa, food prices remained stable or decreased in January as staple food availability continued to improve with the ongoing marketing season. Staple food prices increased in areas affected by flooding in Nigeria as well as in areas with market disruptions linked to conflict in northern Mali (Pages 4-6).

You’ve probably heard us say this before: To meet a growing demand for food from a growing population, we need to increase agricultural productivity by up to 60 percent by 2050. A growing population also means more demand for water.

Water to grow and raise food. Water to drink. Water for sanitation. Water for energy. Water, water and more water.