Eastern Africa Humanitarian Bulletin, Issue 33 | 11 February - 7 March 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

• Heightened risk of epidemics due to overcrowding and poor hygiene in IDP and refugee populations.

• Normal to near-normal March to May rainfall predicted for most parts of the region, but dry spells to continue in some areas.

• Flooding deaths in Burundi could have been avoided.

• More than 12,000 Somali returnees from Saudi Arabia are stranded in already stretched and insecure Mogadishu.

• South Sudan urgently requires funds to preposition critical supplies before the rainy season in April. Food Security and Livelihood Sectors largely underfunded.