Madagascar: Cyclone Gafilo - Mar 2004 Updates

By Evelyne Karanja NAIROBI, 7 June 2017 – Struck three months ago by a cyclone that affected 500,000 of its 24 million people, the climate-vulnerable Indian Ocean nation of Madagascar sees early...

Tunis, 3 décembre 2008 - Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), réuni en conseil d'administration mercredi 3 décembre, a consenti à la République de Madagascar, sur les ressources...

HIV/AIDS pandemic contributes to food insecurity 13 April 2005, Rome - Some 23 countries* in sub-Saharan Africa will need food assistance in the coming months, according to the Africa Report, which...

INTRODUCTION This is the first issue for 2005 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid...

AFRICA: In eastern Africa, the food situation in Eritrea is of serious concern. Successive years of inadequate rains have seriously undermined crop and livestock production. A below average harvest...

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...

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...

Summary of Western North Pacific and North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones Tropical cyclone genesis regions compared to the 15-year average are shown in Figure 1-1. This year's tropical cyclones are...

CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION OVERVIEW As of October 2004, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 35 with 23 in Africa, 6 in Asia/Near East, 5 in Latin...

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...

The cyclone caused extensive flooding, which contaminated most open wells. However, the outbreak of water borne disease epidemic, which followed flooding during previous years, was prevented through...

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...

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] JOHANNESBURG, 2 July (IRIN) - A nutrition survey in Madagascar has shown that 16 percent of children in areas affected by...

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...

A/59/93-E/2004/74 General Assembly Fifty-ninth session Item 40 (a) of the preliminary list* Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations,...

JOHANNESBURG, 25 May (IRIN) - Urgent funds are needed to continue providing relief for 309,500 people affected by cyclone Gafilo, which struck Madagascar twice earlier this year, aid agencies told...

In early March 2004, Cyclone Gafilo entered the Northeastern region of Madagascar with winds up to 300 km per hr. For several days, it battered the region, eventually moving just beyond the...

JOHANNESBURG, 3 May 2004 (IRIN) - The almost complete destruction of rice fields in Madagascar's northern province of Mahajanga, after a series of severe cyclones, is expected to jeopardise long-term...

JOHANNESBURG, 28 April (IRIN) - The number of people needing food aid in Madagascar's cyclone-affected regions is likely to rise as aid agencies start gaining access to areas cut off since the heavy...

JOHANNESBURG, 21 April (IRIN) - Efforts to strengthen Madagascar's fragile economy were expected to suffer a setback following the destruction of export crops by Cyclone Gafilo, the Economist...