---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IRIN <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:53:43 -0000 Subject: CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 589 22 July 2011 To: Jean-Francois Darcq <[email protected]>
IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. EASTERN AFRICA: Half a million children "at risk" 2. KENYA: Veronica Erupe, "We either burn charcoal or die of starvation" 3. UGANDA: Farmers battle uncertain weather patterns 4. AID POLICY: Record donor aid, record costs 5. UGANDA: Sanitary pads keep girls in school 6. Analysis: Quagmire in east set to blight DRC elections _____ EASTERN AFRICA: Half a million children "at risk" <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93257> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107180857420244t.jpg> NAIROBI, 18 July 2011 (IRIN) - At least 500,000 malnourished children in the Horn of Africa's drought-affected areas risk death if immediate help does not reach them, Anthony Lake, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) executive director, has said. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93257> _____ KENYA: Veronica Erupe, "We either burn charcoal or die of starvation" <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93271> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107200722090759t.jpg> ISIOLO, 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Veronica Erupe has lived in the village of Manyatta Chokaa, along the Isiolo-Samburu district border in northern Kenya, since 2008 when she fled drought and frequent livestock rustling at her Baragoi home, 600km away. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93271> _____ UGANDA: Farmers battle uncertain weather patterns <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93274> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107200825540822t.jpg> ALERO, 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Having spent years uprooted by conflict, farmers in northern Uganda are again facing tough times - this time caused by the weather. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93274> _____ AID POLICY: Record donor aid, record costs <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93279> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201105171149160092t.jpg> DAKAR, 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93279> _____ UGANDA: Sanitary pads keep girls in school <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93291> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107211101300074t.jpg> AWICH, 21 July 2011 (IRIN) - While other children head home after school, some pupils in Uganda's northern Amuru and Gulu regions stay behind to make sanitary pads using cheap, locally available materials, to ensure girls do not miss school during menstruation. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93291> _____ Analysis: Quagmire in east set to blight DRC elections <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93302> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2009/200910290746400436t.jpg> GOMA, 22 July 2011 (IRIN) - More than three years ago, peace accords signed in the South Kivu provincial capital, Goma, were supposed to signal the end of violence and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, as the country heads for general elections in November, armed factions continue to destabilize the country. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93302> _____ [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Feedback <http://www.irinnews.org/websitefeedback.aspx> | Terms & Conditions <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> | RSS feeds News Feeds <http://www.irinnews.org/RSS.aspx> | About IRIN <http://www.irinnews.org/about.aspx> | Jobs <http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx> | Donors <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> Copyright © IRIN 2011. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
