On 17 May 2020, IGAD/ICPALD and FAO released a joint Rift Valley Fever (RVF) alert to IGAD and EAC Member States, as well as to key stakeholders and partners. The alert pointed out the high-risk areas and provided key recommendations to increase preparedness for this...
Crop destruction continue to been reported in Ethiopia and Somalia. Most affected crops have been sorghum and maize crops at vegetative and ripening stages. Read the full article at https://www.icpac.net/news/desert-locust-projection-16-31-july/
Mandera County department of health services today received COVID-19 response materials donated by the BORESHA Consortium. The donations come at a time when the country is expecting a surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming months as predicted by health experts. Mandera...
Leather processing workshops for women at vocational training centre in Ad-Damazin, Blue Nile State, Sudan In order to build the resilience of women in Blue Nile State, Sudan, the Cross-border Collaboration Programme in Western Ethiopia and Eastern Sudan supports the...
Background During regional consultations to revise the programming frameworks of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI), experts from the IGAD Secretariat and Member States collectively resolved to introduce Priority Intervention...
Countries must take immediate action to control the outbreak Nairobi, Kenya, 15th January, 2020 – A serious and widespread Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea...
