Two decades have passed since the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with the support of the U.S. Congress, launched a "child survival revolution" aimed at reducing the number of deaths among young children in developing countries. At the time, an estimated 15 million children under age 5 in the developing world died from common preventable diseases each year. Across the developing world, more than

The death toll due to the cyclone AILA reached 168. Many areas of the affected districts were inundated and houses, roads and embankments were damaged. District level damage report by the GoB is attached with report.

However we have started collection of the lower level damages and response report and currently under processing.

Government administration, local elected representatives and other Non Government organizations are continuing their rescue and response operations in cyclone affected areas. These organization

Food Security and Nutrition Update

The latest food security update from FEWSNET/WFP indicates that the performance of the belg/gu seasonal rains has been below normal so far, increasing the likelihood of reduced food security in both pastoral and agro?pastoral areas. Initial indications show that cases of malnutrition continue to be reported in SNNPR (Wolayita, Hadiya, Sidama, Kembata Tembaro, Gurage, Gamo Gofa and Dawro zones) and Oromiya (West Arsi, Bale, East and West Hararghe zones). The poor belg rains have limited harvesting of root crops,

The build-up of carbon dioxide and other

Périscope

Quand l'Afrique nourrira le monde

(gn) Il y a longtemps que le riz n'est plus exclusivement l'aliment de base du continent asiatique: l'Afrique, qui est en passe de devenir le premier acheteur de riz du monde, en importe actuellement quelque 10 millions de tonnes par an. Elle aurait pourtant la capacité non seulement de couvrir ses besoins, mais aussi d'en exporter de grandes quantités, affirme Marco Wopereis, directeur adjoint du Centre du riz pour l'Afrique (Adrao).Alors qu'en Asie la production rizicole plafonne,

Une autorité ougandaise s'oppose à la construction d'un bâtiment de la police de frontières dans un village congolais frontalier de l'Ouganda.

SC/UK sera bientôt opérationnel à Gety pour accueillir les EAFGAs.

La population du quartier Bamokandi à Dungu a regagné ses habitations.

Contexte général

District du Haut-Uele

- Une opération de UPDF (armée ougandaise) menée à Banda (District du Bas-Uélé) le 28/05 a fait 8 morts dans les rangs de LRA. De plus, UPDF a pu récupérer 3 armes AK47 avec 58