FSAU is managed by the FAO, funded by EC and supported by USAID-Somalia and WFP-Somalia.
FSAU partners are WFP-Somalia, FEWS-Somalia,FAO, UNICEF, SCFUK and UNDP-Somalia.

This document present a comprehensive review of WFP's experience with IDPs, in order to better understand their needs, document best practices and draw operational lessons. For this purpose, it does the following:

- Summarizes key findings derived from WFP's experience with assisting IDPs
- Identifies policy and operational challenges to assisting and protecting IDPs
- Suggests strategic policy framework for more effective inter-agency efforts

The review is based on a synthesis of the current literature, a review of issues raised in WFP evaluations of food

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

During 1999 and into the first quarter of this year, the two provinces of Maluku and North Maluku have known unprecedented conflict, destruction and human suffering. Starting in Ambon in January 1999, the conflict escalated at various periods throughout the year, spreading to other parts of Maluku. The worst clashes occurred at the end of December and into January 2000, at the end of which the authorities reported more than 2,500 deaths, 18,300 houses burned or destroyed as well as 1,100 houses of worship and other public buildings.

NUMERO SPECIAL URGENCE MADAGASCAR
EDITORIAL - Quand une urgence en cache une autre

Des images de désolation en provenance du Mozambique ont envahi les médias ces dernières semaines. 50 volontaires MSF sont aujourd'hui présents dans ce pays dévasté pour apporter leur aide aux victimes de cette catastrophe.

Mais derrière cette urgence très médiatisée, il y en a une autre, presque totalement occultée. L'île de Madagascar a été traversée d'est en ouest par le cyclone Eline et la tempête tropicale Gloria. Inondations et cyclones ont détruit les infrastructures et les