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République Centrafricaine Rapport de situation No. 16 (au 17 mai 2013)

Points saillants

  • Le 13 mai, le Coordonnateur des secours d'urgence, le Coordonnateur Humanitaire et le HCR ont présenté la situation humanitaire en RCA aux Etats Membres à Genève.

  • La réponse à l’épidémie de rougeole cible 150 000 enfants âgés de 6 à 59 mois pour une campagne de vaccination.

  • Le Coordonnateur Humanitaire a participé à une mission conjointe des Nations Unies à Batalimo qui abrite quelques 6,000 réfugiés.

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President declares drought emergency

Report
New Era

WINDHOEK - President Hifikepunye Pohamba last Friday declared a national emergency due to the devastating drought that has already killed 4 000 large and small stock.

The current nationwide drought has also affected over 300 000 people classified as food insecure. "Our country is experiencing the wrath of mother nature in the form of a devastating drought," Pohamba said during a press conference on Friday in Windhoek. Pohamba elaborated that unlike the floods in the north and northeastern parts of the country in 2011, the drought this year is affecting the entire country.

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Niger + 2 others
Soutien aux éleveurs des régions d'Agadez et de Tillabery

Report
ICRC

Genève / Niamey (CICR) – Pour soutenir des communautés rendues vulnérables par les effets conjugués de facteurs climatiques et des conséquences de conflits armés dans la région (Mali et Libye), une opération de rachat d'environ 8 000 têtes de bétail aux éleveurs des régions de Tillabery et d'Agadez – respectivement dans l'ouest et dans le nord du pays – vient d'être lancée par le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR).

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GIEWS Country Brief: Saudi Arabia 17-May-2013

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Further reduction in wheat production is forecast in line with Government’s policy

  • Cereal imports forecast at high levels in 2012/13

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South Sudan Humanitarian Update January-April 2013

The Common Humanitarian Fund allocated $56 million towards emergency preparedness, allowing aid organizations to move stocks to areas difficult to access in the rainy season.

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Asia Pacific Food Situation Update - May 2013

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Wheat and rice prices mostly fall around the region

Strong production generally kept domestic prices around the region stable or drove them slightly down for wheat, wheat flour and rice, except in India and Myanmar where government procurement programmes pushed prices higher. Overall, however, prices were mostly higher than at the same time last year, according to FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS).

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Over 1.1 mln. needy farmers ensure food security

Hawassa May 18/2013 More than 1.1 million needy farmers embraced in food security program in Amhara State have ensured food security, the regional disaster prevention and food security program coordination office said. Office Head, Sileshi Temesgen said at a relevant discussion forum held in Bahirdar Town of the State on Friday that the beneficiaries have managed to produce surplus. Sileshi said the farmers are engaged in soil and water conservation, road construction, irrigation development, animal husbandry and fattening, among others.

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DuPont Pioneer allocates 4 mln. USD to boost productivity

Addis Ababa May 18/2013 A company called DuPont Pioneer said it has allocated four million USD to boost maize productivity in Ethiopia for the next three years. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a seed processing plant and a warehouse constructed with over two million USD in Menagasha Town, Oromia State on Friday, DuPont Pioneer Vice President Dan Jacobi said that DuPont is contributing share in the ongoing efforts to boost maize productivity through building the plant and warehouse.

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Somalia Food Security Update May 2013

Several thousand hectares of planted area are thought to be inundated by flooding, displacing between 1,000 and 1,500 households, and isolating several villages.

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Niger Bulletin humanitaire numéro 19 - 17 mai 2013

FAITS SAILLANTS

  • De nouveaux cas de choléra enregistrés à Tillabéry et Niamey, une amélioration de la desserte en eau de la ville d’Ayorou serait une piste de solution à l’épidémie
  • Baisse subite des prix des céréales à Zinder
  • Flambée de cas de rougeole à Zinder et Agadez
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Mozambique floods: gain and loss on the Licungo river

By Maurice Geary, Logistics Advisor, Concern Worldwide

When the rains came in Zambezia Province in central Mozambique, people collected their belongings and left their traditionally built homes behind to head for higher ground. They resettled in scattered pockets, often under very basic shelters constructed from palm leaves held up by stick frames.

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Mali + 8 others
Sahel Crisis 2013: Funding Status as of 17 May 2013

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25 percent of Zimbabwean children die from malnutrition: Mugabe

Report
The Zimbabwean

The Zimbabwean government is worried by the high malnutrition-related death rate which currently accounts for 25 percent of deaths among children under the age of five, said President Robert Mugabe at the launch of The Zimbabwe Food and Nutrition Security Policy in Harare yesterday.

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Agriculture Sector, Gender, HIV and AIDS Strategy 2012-2017

Foreword

The Government of Malawi recognises the importance of Gender, HIV and AIDS in development. For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is committed to addressing these issues in the sector. Therefore, in collaboration with its partners, this strategy has been developed to guide all stakeholders in the implementation of Gender, HIV and AIDS responsive programs and projects between 2012 and 2017.

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Somalia: Climate Data Update - Monthly Rainfall and NDVI, April 2013

In the month of April 20132, the Gu (April – June) rains were heavy in the 1st dekad, but slightly declined in the 2nd and 3rd dekads across Somalia. Significantly above average rainfall has been recorded in some stations in Togdheer, Sool, W. Galbeed, Mudug, Bay, Gedo, Hiran and the Shabelle’s (Map 1 and Table 1). Enhanced rainfall in Somalia and in Ethiopian highlands, in the first dekad of April increased river flows along the two rivers and subsequently led to floods in Middle Shabelle (Jowhar and Wanlaweyn) and Lower Shabelle (Kurtunwarey and Balad). In Jowhar, the river

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ICRC supports herders in Agadez and Tillabery areas

Report
ICRC

Geneva/Niamey (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is purchasing approximately 8,000 head of cattle from herdsmen in the Tillabery and Agadez areas (in the west and north of the country, respectively) to support communities made vulnerable by the combined effects of climate and of conflict in Mali and Libya..

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Somalia – Floods (ECHO Daily Flash, 17/05/2013)

Intense seasonal Gu rains have led to flooding, damaged an estimated 6,397 hectares of crops and displaced about 50,000 people in the Country. Strong rains in the Ethiopian highlands led to worrying increases in water levels along the Juba and Shabelle rivers. Flash floods were reported in Baidoa and Jowhar areas.

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GIEWS Country Brief: Argentina 16-May-2013

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Wheat production forecast to recover from 2012

  • Record 2013 maize harvest

  • Higher maize exports in marketing year 2013/14

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GIEWS Country Brief: Brazil 16-May-2013

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Maize production in 2013 to reach new records

  • Wheat production expected to recover in 2013

  • Exports of maize could decline in marketing year 2013/14

  • Domestic prices of maize, rice, and wheat are declining