Fwd: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 681 3 May 2013

	humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents 1. Mapping the world's trachoma hotspots 2. Conflict and returnees strain South Sudan food security 3. Conflict cuts off civilians in DRC's Katanga 4. Aiming for climate change-resilient coffee in Uganda Mapping the world's trachoma hotspots LONDON, 1 May 2013 (IRIN) - When Iyabo Dolarin's trachoma mapping team conducts surveys in Nigeria's Kaduna State, they begin with a ritual: They go to the centre of the community and spin a bottle on the ground to determine which household will first be checked for signs of this painful and disabling disease. Read report online Conflict and returnees strain South Sudan food security NAIROBI, 2 May 2013 (IRIN) - Food security in South Sudan is deteriorating in the face of ongoing conflict, high food prices, and the large-scale return of refugee and internally displaced families. Read report online Conflict cuts off civilians in DRC's Katanga KATANGA, 2 May 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province have received little or no humanitarian aid in the months since having fled ongoing conflict. Read report online Aiming for climate change-resilient coffee in Uganda KAMPALA, 3 May 2013 (IRIN) - In Uganda, a new pilot project seeks to understand the threat climate change poses to coffee, which will enable growers to enhance the crop's resilience to extreme weather events. Read report online