Emergency & Disaster Relief
According to Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, in a disaster situation, the provision of safe water and sanitation solutions, and especially hygiene promotion, are vital to reduce the spread of epidemic diseases. Resources available in this sub-theme include case studies of disaster response, overviews of ongoing support to emergencies, and other resources related to WASH provision in disasters.
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Kenya - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #5, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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February 20, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
The humanitarian response to post-election violence is shifting from addressing immediate needs to preparing for more protracted displacement of populations. With the violence affecting agriculture and markets across Kenya, the U.N. OCHA reported concerns of reduced staple food output from northern...Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Kenya (02-13-2008)
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February 13, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of USG Humanitarian assistance to Kenya in February 2008.Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Kenya (02-06-2008)
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February 6, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of USG Humanitarian assistance to Kenya in February 2008.Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Kenya (01-28-2008)
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January 28, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of USG Humanitarian assistance to Kenya in January 2008.Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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January 11, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Post-election violence has displaced 225,000 people and led to the death of nearly 50 others, according the U.N. OCHA. The U.N. activated the cluster system for humanitarian responders to share information, coordinate responses, and identify resources and gaps. The clusters, including WASH, health...Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaSomalia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia (12-20-2007)
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December 20, 2007U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of ongoing USG Humanitarian assistance to Somalia in December 2007.Read more
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Somalia, Sub-Saharan AfricaSomalia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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November 2, 2007U.S. Agency for International Development
Residents have fled due to an upsurge in fighting and an intensification of TFG security operations. More than 1.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance due to the cumulative effects of drought conditions, floods, and civil conflict. The U.N. WHO issued an alert for a potential...Read more
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Somalia, Sub-Saharan AfricaWest Africa - Pounds of Prevention: a Disaster Risk Reduction Story, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012
U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID in partnership with the UN have invested in working to prevent outbreaks of Cholera and developing the necessary tools to quickly respond to outbreaks as well as studying past outbreaks of Cholera in West Africa.Read more
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