The UN’s senior humanitarian representative in the Sahel region of West Africa has called on the international community to maintain its commitment to millions of people who face another year threatened by malnutrition, displacement, conflict and high food prices.
Speaking at a press briefing in Geneva, Regional...
In 2012, aid organizations warned that about 18 million people were affected by the food and nutrition crisis across West Africa’s Sahel region. Drought, poor food production and chronic poverty left many families dependent on aid to cope with the crisis in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,...
Les Agences des Nations Unies et leurs partenaires humanitaires ont lancé un appel pour plus de 1,6 milliard de dollars afin d’aider des millions de personnes touchées par la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle à travers la région du Sahel. Cet appel qui a pour but de fournir une assistance...
The United Nations today called for US$ 8.5 billion for aid agencies to help 51 million people cope with humanitarian emergencies in 2013.
The Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for next year, launched in Rome by UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Ertharin Cousin and Caritas...
Le Niger pourrait encore avoir affaire à de graves inondations, quelques mois à peine après celles du mois d’août dernier. Et s’il n’y a guère de doute que Tillabéry, Dosso et Niamey se retrouveront les pieds dans l’eau dans les semaines qui viennent, les...