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Introduction This report examines the roll-out of the clusters approach in response to the floods in Mozambique in February 2007, from the perspective of an international non-governmental...

JOHANNESBURG, 29 November 2007 (IRIN) - A voucher system to access agricultural inputs could put farmers in drought-hit Swaziland and Lesotho on the road to recovery, according to a senior UN Food...

LUSAKA, 28 November 2007 (IRIN) - Aid agencies have called on Zambia's government to step up disaster preparedness to deal with possible widespread flooding forecast by the meteorological department...

- UNICEF helped meet the basic needs of over 107,000 flood-affected people sheltered in accommodation centres along the Zambezi River Basin and some 35,000 people in the cyclone affected areas of...

AmeriCares recently reached a milestone in its 25-year history - delivering more than $7 billion in aid to people in need around the world. AmeriCares President and CEO Curt Welling announced the...

UNICEF PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND WOMEN AFFECTED BY DROUGHT, CONFLICT, FLOODS AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS - Violent attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, have caused over 402,000 people to...

Part I: Operational Requirements and Shortfalls Overview of the 2007 Programme of Work As the end of 2007 nears, the number of people the World Food Programme is seeking to support has risen to 83...

Introduction This is the first in a series of case studies examining the role of the affected state in humanitarian action. Key research questions for the project are: - What role should governments...

This report covers the period from 8/16/2007 to 9/12/2007 Executive Summary - At national level, the food security situation is good, but localized food insecurity is expected between September 2007...

Sixty-second session Item 73 (a) of the provisional agenda (A/62/323) Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special...

- About 520,000 people are currently highly food insecure and in need of immediate humanitarian assistance through March 2008 in seven provinces in southern and central Mozambique as a result of...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2007 to 30/06/2007 for 2006-2007 Appeal. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease,...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

By Petronella Sibeene WINDHOEK - The relocation of thousands of villagers in the Caprivi Region, who were displaced by floods a few months ago, is expected to start today. The Acting Director of the...

Immediate food assistance needed due to drought, floods, cyclone Immediate food assistance is needed for 520,000 people in Mozambique until March 2008 due to increasing food insecurity, according to...

This report covers the period of 01/01/07 to 30/06/07 for 2006-2007 Appeal. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2007 to 01/06/2007 of the 2006-2007 Appeal. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease,...

HIGHLIGHTS Regional: The Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee (rVAC) recently reported a regional cereal deficit of three million metric tonnes (MT) for this season. Regional deficits have in...

By Elizabeth Donderewicz , Intern, National Headquarters In Madagascar, an island nation off the southeast coast of Africa, agriculture-primarily the farming of rice and vanilla-thrives because of...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...