Abstract This paper reviews a small community-based school feeding program launched in Togo in response to the 2007/08 food price crisis. The discussion focuses on the operational and policy lessons...
West Africa: Floods - Jul 2007 Updates
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République du Togo : Enquête rapide sur la securité alimentaire des ménages dans les régions de Savanes et de la Kara - Avril 2010
1 RESUME EXECUTIF 1.1 CONTEXTE ET JUSTIFICATION Les deux dernières décennies au Togo ont été marquées par une instabilité politique qui a affecté le développement socio économique du pays. Le...
Benin + 14 more
Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Mid-Year Review of the Appeal 2009 for West Africa
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Alongside some noticeable progress – notably the effort undertaken by stakeholders and states in the region to improve coordination through preparedness and contingency planning...
Ghana: Comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis (CFSVA), May 2009
Executive Summary Why a Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis in Ghana? There is a wealth of information available in Ghana. Numerous nationwide surveys are conducted on a regular...
Togo: Flood preparations underway as first storms hit
LOME, 5 May 2009 (IRIN) - Battered by rainstorms in the north in 2007 and the south in 2008, Togo is bracing for even more severe flood damage in 2009, disaster relief officials in the country told...
Burkina Faso: Floods DREF Operation No. MDRBF004 Final Report
GLIDE No. FL-2007-000132-BFA 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...
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West and Central Africa Zone: Appeal No. MAA61001 Programme Update No. 1
This report covers the period 01/01/08 to 30/06/08. In brief Programme purpose: Together with the International Federation of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies, and in line with the International...
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West Africa: 2008 Humanitarian Review
Humanitarian highlights in West Africa in 2008 - Food, nutrition and health: main challenges for 2008 - Food price hikes impacted millions of households - Over 14,000 cholera cases recorded in Guinea...
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Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Appeal 2009 for West Africa
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Too many of the 250 million people of the West Africa region continue to live under high levels of vulnerability largely due to the devastating consequences of two decades of...
Burkina Faso + 2 more
West Africa: Floods Emergency Appeal No. MDR61002 Final Report
Glide Nos. FL-2007-000158-TGO; FL-2007-000132-BFA; FL-2007-000153-GHA Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 17 September, 2007 for CHF 1,469,434...
Burkina Faso: Six killed and thousands affected by heavy rains
OUAGADOUGOU, 1 September 2008 (IRIN) Heavy rains and violent winds in Burkina Faso have killed six people, wounded 18, and left 4,200 homeless according to the government's National Council for...
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WFP's Operational Priorities - Jul 2008
Funding Trends and Their Impact on Operations Analysis of the 2008 Programme of Work As of July 2008, WFP requires 5 million metric tonnes for the current year to meet the needs of over 83 million...
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FAO Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No. 3, Jul 2008
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...
Chad + 38 more
Mid-Year Review of the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Humanitarian Appeal 2008
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...
Benin + 14 more
Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Mid-Year Review of the Appeal 2008 for West Africa
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; -...
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La Fédération internationale lance un appel d'urgence pour assurer la préparation aux inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge est extrêmement inquiète d'informations faisant état d'un risque de graves inondations en Afrique de l'Ouest et du...
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West and Central Africa: Flood preparedness Emergency Appeal No. MDR61003
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...
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International Federation launches emergency appeal for floods preparedness in West and Central Africa
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...
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Food Security Information Note FOSIN - Jun 2008: Food Situation in the Sahel and West Africa
Could a forecasted satisfactory rainy season ease the hike in food commodity prices during the upcoming 2008 lean period? 1. Outlook for the 2008-09 agricultural season favourable The African Center...
Sahel climate change diary - Day 1
OUAGADOUGOU, 2 June 2008 (IRIN) - The UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on conflict, Jan Egeland, is travelling in the Sahel this week to draw the world's attention to a region the UN says is...