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CHAD: SG Ban highlights countr...

CHAD: SG Ban highlights country’s ignored environmental crisis

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Friday, September 14, 2007
During a visit to Chad last week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Lake Chad, one of the most striking symbols of Africa’s deteriorating...
regional, UN, environmental, crisis, damage, desertification, global warming, land, water, project
(46 views)
DRC: Concern as violence cause...

DRC: Concern as violence causes more displacement in North Kivu

africa » dem rep congo
IRIN
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
The UN Refugee Agency has expressed concern over the plight of thousands of civilians forced to flee worsening tension and fighting in North Kivu...
regional, violence, un, unhcr, refugees, people, agency, leader, disease, shelter, rape, killings, civilians, crisis
(35 views)
NIGER: NGOs in north calling f...

NIGER: NGOs in north calling for peace

africa » niger » niamey
IRIN
Thursday, August 30, 2007
A mayor in northern Niger has warned that civilians are increasingly being caught up in insecurity caused by fighting between the Nigerien army and...
regional, insecurity, armed, militias, peace, humanitarian, crisis, fighters, emergency, forces, police, ngo
(36 views)
CHAD: Govt to provide US$600,0...

CHAD: Govt to provide US$600,000 of aid as flood damage spreads

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
As officials in remote regions throughout Chad report worsening flood damage, Chad’s government has pledged to provide US$600,000 to cover initial...
regional, flood, rain, aid, damage, help, crisis, committee, government, victims, medication, assistance
(39 views)
BURKINA FASO: Flood devastatio...

BURKINA FASO: Flood devastation worsening

africa » burkina faso » ouagadougou
IRIN
Monday, August 27, 2007
At least 23,000 people have been affected by unprecedented floods in Burkina Faso and more destroyed villages are still being reported daily as heavy...
regional, flood, crisis, government, emergency, aid, victims, rain, people, crops
(34 views)
NIGER: Floods wreak havoc acro...

NIGER: Floods wreak havoc across the country

africa » niger
IRIN
Friday, August 24, 2007
Large-scale flooding has hit seven of Niger’s eight regions, affecting close to 13,000 people across the country – some of whom may be inaccessible...
regional, flood, people, aid, government, food, crisis, farmlands, crops, destruction, agriculture, production, assistance, population
(40 views)
ZIMBABWE: Urgency needed to av...

ZIMBABWE: Urgency needed to avert a humanitarian crisis

africa » zimbabwe » harare
IRIN
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
An urgent call on Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF government and the international donor community to mobilise food aid to avert an impending crisis has been met...
regional, crisis, security, food, government
(38 views)
LESOTHO: Hungry for assistance

LESOTHO: Hungry for assistance

africa » lesotho » maseru
IRIN
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
In the wake of the most severe drought in 30 years, the kingdom of Lesotho has declared a state of emergency and appealed for international...
regional, drought, poverty, food, crisis, agriculture, aid
(51 views)
SUDAN: Emergency help for floo...

SUDAN: Emergency help for flood victims as death toll rises

africa » sudan » khartoum
IRIN
Monday, July 16, 2007
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is to launch an emergency effort to help thousands of people displaced by heavy rains and flash floods across Sudan...
regional, flood, victim, water, weather, crisis, wfp, food
(35 views)
CHAD: Aid groups dispute exten...

CHAD: Aid groups dispute extent of emergency in the east

africa » chad
IRIN
Saturday, July 14, 2007
New findings question the extent of a nutritional crisis among the estimated 150,000 internally displaced people scattered in sites around eastern...
regional, crisis, aid, ngo, unicef, children, malnutrition
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