Sudan: Floods - Jul 2007 Updates

Period covered by this Final Report: 18 July 2007 to 18 April 2008; Appeal target (current): 7,498,940 (USD 6,233,533 or EUR 4,561,399); Final Appeal coverage(1): 120%; The attached financial report...

Sudan: High Flood Risk Heavy rainfall is predicted over the Ethiopian plateau, as a result, water levels, of blue Nile River are expected to continue at a high flood risk level during the upcoming...

Situation in the Field - Days of torrential rains in last days of July 2008 has brought one of the worst floods in years to the Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGS), mostly Aweil centre, Aweil East,...

The Minister of Health in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State, Akon Bol Akok, told Miraya FM that cases of watery diarrhea have been reported in the State following the rains and floods in some areas of...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In its resolution 60/124 of December 2005, the General Assembly of the United Nations sought to remedy two problems that had bedevilled UN efforts to deliver humanitarian assistance...

HIGHLIGHTS - World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 2.8 percent to a record 2 180 million tonnes. Most of the increase is in wheat following significant expansion in plantings in all...

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...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 for the 2006-2007 Appeal. In brief Programme summary: Disaster Management programme: Special attention was given to preparedness and risk...

The state of Northern Bahr El Ghazal epitomizes how difficult it is for returnees to reintegrate when early recovery intentions get frustrated by a sequence of emergencies. Located along the old...

Period covered by this Ops Update: 15 December, 2007 to 29 January Appeal target (current): 7,384,145 (USD 6,837,171 or EUR 4,586,425); Appeal coverage (revised budget): 69 %; Appeal history: - This...

Director General of Zayed Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Works (ZFCHW) Mohammed bin Obaid Al-Dhaheri emphasised the UAE charity's keenness on carrying out humanitarian operations and...

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for...

- Food security is expected to remain stable (Figure 1) until February 2008 in most unimodal areas, following above-average harvests of short- cycle (May to July) crops, such as sorghum, maize,...

This report covers the period from 12/1/2007 to 1/1/2008 A number of households in northeastern parts of southern Sudan are expected to remain food insecure in January, due to the impacts of flooding...

Mission Highlights - Floods and waterlogging in parts of Southern Sudan during the May-December 2007 period have affected some 56 000 hectares of crops and nearly 90 000 households. - However,...

This year, three key developments have influenced WHO's emergency work: 1) the increasing demands from Member States to strengthen WHO's emergency response operations; 2) the implementation of the...

Sudanese Red Crescent Society team operating at White Nile state reported that magnitude of damage as the result of heavy rains on Wednesday 4/7/2007 was 207 houses fully destroyed, and 696 houses...