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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Elisabeth Janaina" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, May 3, 2013 9:23:30 PM GMT+0100 Subject: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 681 3 May 2013 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. Mapping the world's trachoma hotspots 2. Conflict and returnees strain South Sudan food security 3. Conflict cuts off civilians in DRC's Katanga 4. Aiming for climate change-resilient coffee in Uganda _____ Mapping the world's trachoma hotspots <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97948> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304291616370589t.jpg> LONDON, 1 May 2013 (IRIN) - When Iyabo Dolarin's trachoma mapping team conducts surveys in Nigeria's Kaduna State, they begin with a ritual: They go to the centre of the community and spin a bottle on the ground to determine which household will first be checked for signs of this painful and disabling disease. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97948> _____ Conflict and returnees strain South Sudan food security <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97957> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304040942080142t.jpg> NAIROBI, 2 May 2013 (IRIN) - Food security in South Sudan is deteriorating in the face of ongoing conflict, high food prices, and the large-scale return of refugee and internally displaced families. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97957> _____ Conflict cuts off civilians in DRC's Katanga <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97963> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2010/201010210751260211t.jpg> KATANGA, 2 May 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province have received little or no humanitarian aid in the months since having fled ongoing conflict. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97963> _____ Aiming for climate change-resilient coffee in Uganda <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97971> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107202046420353t.jpg> KAMPALA, 3 May 2013 (IRIN) - In Uganda, a new pilot project seeks to understand the threat climate change poses to coffee, which will enable growers to enhance the crop's resilience to extreme weather events. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97971> _____ [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 2013. 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 "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
