Pader is in the north-eastern part of Gulu district, an area that continues to suffer from the ongoing conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government.

WFP will provide US$13 million dollars worth of food for the project. World Vision offices in Australia, Canada, Germany, Austria, Japan, News Zealand, Switzerland, UK and US will fund

It was like a dream for the people of Dembe Adi Tsegai village to see water running from a nearby water source after the five years of drought. From all corners of the village men, women and children ran immediately to the water point, as if they have never seen water before.

Dembe Adi Tsegai is one of the four villages, with a population of 855, benefiting from the Red Cross Society of Eritrea's Muruni River water project. The village is located 50 km south-east of

A rocket landed in the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul on 30 May, causing no injuries. On the same day an improvised explosive device exploded on the Jalal Abad road, injuring four civilians.

A suicide bomber detonated grenades in a mosque in Kandahar on 1 June, killing 22 people, including the police chief of Kabul province and injuring 50 others.

Government, United Nations agencies and other partners are coordinating efforts to minimize the crop damages caused by sunn pest infestation in Badghis, Hirat and in the North.

Warmer Temperatures of Spring Bring Threat of Flooding

Excellent winter 2004/05 precipitation

During the winter 2004/05 (November 2004-March 2005), Afghanistan received above-normal and well-distributed precipitation (See Afghanistan Accumulated Precipitation image). As a result, the level and extent of snow pack in nearly every part of the country is higher than last year and the long-term average.

Rates of malnutrition are alarmingly high. More than 800,000 children are suffering from hunger, including 150,000

Australia's mobilising seven medical

I. Affected Population -- trends and analysis
1. As of 1 June the total affected population in Darfur has risen to over 2.9 million people with an increase of 222,000 persons from 1 May. The rise is entirely attributable to an increase in non-IDP affected populations.

2. The number of IDPs is slightly declining in Darfur as a whole. The decrease is a result of new headcounts in several IDP gatherings and the spontaneous and sporadic return of IDPs to the few areas where the security situation has improved.