DAKAR, 28 January 2010 (IRIN) – Governments, aid agencies and donors must join forces now to ensure that severe food insecurity in the Sahel does not lead to famine, says the European Commission humanitarian aid department (ECHO).
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 IRIN  28/01/2010DAKAR, 27 January 2010 (IRIN) – Health experts hope the release of data showing the success of rotavirus vaccine will help compel policymakers to ensure all children will be immunized. IRIN 27/01/2010DAKAR, 27 January 2010 (IRIN) – The agro-pastoral areas of Diffa and Zinder in southern Niger are likely to see a rise in food shortages and malnutrition in the coming months, according to an assessment by the US-funded Famine Early Warning System. http://www.fews.net/niger/ IRIN 22/01/2010DAKAR, 19 January 2010 (IRIN) – The UN on 18 January allotted US$100 million to 14 neglected emergencies, where significant humanitarian needs remain but funding is scarce. IRIN 20/01/2010DAKAR, 20 January 2010 (IRIN) – Aid workers in volatile eastern Chad are anxiously watching discussions over the possible exit of UN peacekeepers, after the government has said it wants the mission out when its mandate ends on 15 March.
IRIN 23/10/2009DAKAR, 23 October 2009 (IRIN) – UN aid agencies are expanding assistance to Ivoirian refugees in Guinea, for whom aid plans have been thrown off repeatedly by gridlock over elections and general uncertainty in Ivory Coast. IRIN 22/10/2009DAKAR, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – Irregular and below-average rains in parts of northeastern Nigeria and eastern Niger have shortened the growing season for many farmers, sparking malnutrition and food insecurity concerns among aid groups and analysts. IRIN 21/10/2009DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – Yellow fever is a ticking time bomb, while measles has been eliminated three years ahead of schedule in parts of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. These are among the highlights of the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) report, State of the World’s Vaccines [...] IRIN 21/10/2009DAKAR, 21 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are mobilizing funds and relief supplies to help more than 1,000 Guineans injured in 28 September violence, as well as to brace for further unrest as the country remains very volatile, according to the UN. IRIN 19/10/2009DAKAR, 19 October 2009 (IRIN) – Aid agencies are evaluating the needs of families recently displaced by armed conflict in Casamance, southern Senegal. Some of the displaced persons have joined families who were themselves forced out of their villages a decade ago. |
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