Benin: Floods - Sep 2007 Updates

Contexte, objectifs et méthodologie Le Bénin a bénéficié d'une certaine croissance économique depuis le début des années 90 et a connu des progrès encourageants avec une réduction du niveau de la...

Period covered by this Ops Update: 11 July-14 August 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 750,000 (USD 731,134 or EUR 462,475); Appeal coverage: donor support is currently being recorded, and will be...

Summary of crises with major changes since beginning of 2008 Some of the major crises with Consolidated Appeals have deteriorated significantly in the first half of 2008. Instability has worsened in...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At a regional level, humanitarian partners have for 2008 agreed to focus on five priority areas for humanitarian interventions in West Africa: - Food Security and Nutrition; -...

This preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 750,000 (USD 731,134 or EUR 462,475) in cash, kind, or services to support the National Societies of West and Central Africa to assist 47,500...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is very concerned about data which suggests severe flooding may occur in West and Central Africa for the second year running. In...

Dakar, 18 avril 2008 : Le Bureau Régional des Nations Unies pour la Coordination des Affaires Humanitaires (OCHA) et le Gouvernement du Sénégal (Direction de la Protection Civile du Ministère de...

What's a little bit of water, right? But when a little rain, which is often initially welcomed, comes day after day and week after week - the water does become a problem. It drowns and rots the...

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS - Four French tourists killed in Mauritania - An anti-tank mine exploded in southern Niger - The Niger government warns against sabotage acts - Hostages detained by rebels...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The West Africa region continues to experience the devastating consequences of two decades of complex emergencies and recurrent natural disasters. One of the poorest regions of...

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises...

Around 800,000 people have been affected by floods in 14 countries in West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, Sierra Leone,...

FAITS MARQUANTS Plus de 800 000 personnes sont affectées par les inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest. Le Ghana, le Togo, le Mali et le Burkina Faso figurent parmi les pays les plus touchés Persistance...

Floods in West Africa Around 800,000 people have been affected by floods in 14 countries in West Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, The Gambia, Liberia, Côte...

WEST AFRICA FLOODS The UN has allocated US $ 3.5 mn emergency response humanitarian assistance to Mali ( $ 1 mn), Ghana ( $ 2.5 mn) and Togo ( $1.4 mn). The grants are from the UN Central Emergency...