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24 Jun 2008

Swaziland
Swaziland: Heavy hail storm DREF operation No. MDRSZ002 final report

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— IFRC
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The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: CHF 51,535 (USD 41,228 or EUR 31,811) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) in early February 2007 to support Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross

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28 Mar 2007

South Africa + 12 others
Africa: Hazards impacts assessment for 29 Mar - 4 Apr 2007

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— Famine Early Warning System Network
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Drought conditions have resulted in crop failure across western parts of RSA's Maize Triangle, Lesotho and southern Zimbabwe, with crop stress in the eastern part of the Maize Triangle as well as central Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Drought conditions have developed in eastern Botswana and southern Mozambique as well.

Favorable growing conditions in northern Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola and Namibia have resulted from abundant rains. In Ethiopia, the Belg rains are off to a reasonable start.

Poor conditions will not improve this

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08 Mar 2007

Angola + 9 others
Southern Africa: Bracing for a seventh year of hunger

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— IRIN
JOHANNESBURG, 8 March 2007 (IRIN) - After months of erratic weather, relief agencies are again predicting widespread food shortages throughout southern Africa, where cyclones, extreme drought and flooding have devastated the harvests of millions of people.

"All indications are that southern Africa could be heading for yet another year of critical food shortages," said Amir Abdulla, Regional Director for Southern Africa of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement released today.

Torrential rains have drowned ripening

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23 Feb 2007

Swaziland
Swaziland: Heavy hail storm DREF Bulletin No. MDRSZ002

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— IFRC
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 over 185 countries.

In Brief

This DREF Bulletin is being issued based on the situation described below reflecting the information available at this time. CHF 51,535 (USD 41,228 or EUR 31,811) has been allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to assist some 500 families. This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months and

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