Animal diseases cross borders with ease. In Moroto, at the Kenyan/Ugandan border Pastoralists can only rely on services offered at end points in either Ugandaor Kenya, Like in Moroto where local organizations maintain routine checkups. FAO
Jerry Velasquez, Head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) for in Asia-Pacific Regional says that the good news is that less people are dying, but he warns that "the bad news is economic losses are going through the roof”. UNISDR / LINX PRODUCTIONS
Somalia’s first wild poliovirus (WPV) case since 2007 has triggered a surveillance alert and mass vaccination plans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Chinese actress Li Bingbing makes a call against poaching. UNEP
On a fact-finding mission to Kenya, film actress Li Bing Bing, one of China’s most popular celebrities and a rising Hollywoodstar, has urged that greater efforts be made by governments and consumers to combat illegal wildlife trade. UNEP
United Nations Special Adviser on the prevention of genocide, Adama Dieng calls for peace in the up-coming General Election inKenya and says he remains optimistic that disputes emanating from the elections should be resolved in the courts and not through violence. OHCHR
Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director, summarizes the outcomes of a week-long UNEP Governing Council in Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP
Thanks to a new initiative by UNICEF in partnership with the Government of Kenya the village of Lokwadat in Turkana now have an opportunity to go to school. UNICEF
More than seven million seedlings have been planted in the water catchment along the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya. Trees hold rainwater in the soil and keep it flowing to small farmers, who can grow more high-value crops like snow peas for export. IFAD
It’s been years since Fatima Suthi has seen rain. The 51-year-old mother of eight lives near the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya, and has been struggling to survive in a land where water is scarce. UNICEF