Category Archives: UNHCR

Shall we continue to carry water to the Danaids’ jars? (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

Did you read my former (2011/12/22) posting on the combat of child malnutrition  on this blog ?  Maybe you didn’t read my reaction on that UN-message ?  Here it is : UNICEF CHIEF URGES ACTION TO STOP UNFOLDING CRISIS FOR … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, drought, family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, refugees, school gardens, small-scale farming, sustainable gardening, UNHCR, UNICEF

Glemte flygtninge, som FN ikke når (U-landsnyt.dk) – in Danish

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.u-landsnyt.dk/nyhed/15-03-12/glemte-flygtninge-som-fn-ikke-n-r Glemte flygtninge, som FN ikke når 23:13 | 15.03.12| International bistand Afrika Kommentar af Peter Kenworthy FN’s Børnefond, UNICEF, siger på sin hjemmeside, at ”UNICEF, siden organisationen blev grundlagt, har arbejdet med ernæringsmæssige programmer med henblik … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, hunger / famine, micronutrients, Social dimensions, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP

Starvation in refugee camps or salvation by family gardens (Newstime Africa / Comment Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Read at : http://www.newstimeafrica.com/archives/24382 Refugee starvation could trigger new war over Western Sahara says Minister Written by Peter Kenworthy on February 23, 2012. ………………….. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has given basic assistance to the “most vulnerable” Saharawi … Continue reading →

Posted in family gardens, food / food security, hunger / famine, kitchen garden, malnutrition, refugees, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP

Success with bottle gardening in Tindouf nursery (UNICEF / WFP / UNHCR / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

From October 2005 till December 2007, UNICEF ALGERIA booked a lot of successes with its project “Family gardens in the Saharawis refugee camps” in the region of Tindouf (S.W. Algeria).  The main objective of this project was to offer to … Continue reading →

Posted in bottle reforestation, Forestry, nurseries, refugees, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP

To steal the food delivered by humanitarian agencies (AfricaFiles / IPS)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=25698 Somalia: Armed militia grab the famine business Summary & Comment: “Tens of thousands of desperately hungry Somalis displaced from the drought-stricken south are not receiving the food aid meant for them. Gunmen have set up unathourised … Continue reading →

Posted in FAO, food / food security, refugees, UNICEF, WFP

Two tactics to combat famine: immediate infusion of food and longer-term steps to spark an agricultural recovery (UN News)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

UN MOVES ON TWO FRONTS TO COMBAT LIFE-THREATENING FAMINE IN HORN OF AFRICA New York, Aug  9 2011  1:05PM The United Nations is moving on two fronts to counter the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, FAO, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, UNHCR

Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti facing a crisis, the worst in 50 years (UNNews)

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

UN AIRLIFT ARRIVES WITH VITAL AID FOR SOMALI REFUGEES IN KENYA New York, Jul 17 2011 11:05AM The first in a series of emergency airlift flights arrived in the Kenyan capital on Sunday as part of the efforts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, refugees, UNHCR

Somalis’ long waits to enter over-crowded camps in bordering Kenya (AfricaFiles)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=25461 Kenya: Somalis fleeing drought face wait for aid in Kenya Summary & Comment: Somalis, fleeing from drought and civil war, experience long waits to enter over-crowded camps in bordering Kenya. Camps built for 90,000 are experiencing … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, refugees, UNHCR

YEMEN: Selling food aid to pay the rent (IRIN)

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

Read at : IRIN YEMEN: Selling food aid to pay the rent SANAA, 3 February 2010 (IRIN) – Some of the thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have fled fighting in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen, are selling food aid … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, Social dimensions, UNHCR

Fleeing drought in the Horn of Africa (Google / Earth Stream)

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.earth-stream.com/outpage.php?s=18&id=211759 Changing climate, changing lives Fleeing drought in the Horn of Africa A new kind of refugee has arrived: Those forced from their home regions not by war or persecution, but by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, migration, refugees