Category Archives: refugees

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

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

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

Drought Forcing Thousands of Somalis to Flee to Kenya (Google / VOA)

Posted on September 26, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-25-voa54.cfm Conflict, Drought Forcing Thousands of Somalis to Flee to Kenya By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 September 2009 The UN refugee agency says conflict and drought are forcing thousands of Somalis to flee … Continue reading →

Posted in conflicts, drought, refugees, Social dimensions, UNHCR

Burundi : tens of thousands face food shortage (UN Aid Agency)

Posted on January 18, 2009 by

TENS OF THOUSANDS FACE FOOD SHORTAGE IN BURUNDI DUE TO DROUGHT – UN AID AGENCY New York, Jan 16 2009  5:00PM After crops in the north of Burundi withered during a drought between September and October 2008, an estimated 16,500 … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food crisis, hunger / famine, refugees, UNHCR, WFP

The “World Food Crops Seedbank” (WFCS) : combating malnutrition and hunger (Willem / Susan Ji Young Park)

Posted on May 31, 2008 by

With some Belgian friends, I am involved in the creation of the “World Food Crops Seedbank” (WFCS). Wikipedia tells us that “a seedbank stores seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere are destroyed. It is a … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, desert/desert gardening, Desertification, drought, environmental refugees, family gardens, food / food security, fruits, Gardening / Horticulture, hunger / famine, malnutrition, poverty, public health, recycling, refugees, school gardens, seeds, Social dimensions, sustainable development, UNICEF, vegetables, WFP, women/youth and desertification

Climate change and human displacement (Google / Radio Netherlands)

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/globaldevelopment/080522-climate-change-mc When home gets too hot Climate change and human displacement by Thijs Bouwknegt 22-05-2008 Desertification, risks of droughts and floods and rising sea levels could drive millions of people to migrate. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, conflicts, Desertification, drought, environmental refugees, IPCC, migration, refugees, Social dimensions, UNHCR