More in Sahel region
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Why the Sahel needs $1.6 billion again this year
The 2013 Sahel Regional Strategy calls for US$1.66 billion to help meet humanitarian needs and build up resilience among vulnerable groups – an identical figure to the 2012 crisis appeal...
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Food security linked to peace in the Sahel – FAO Director-General / Famine in the region averted but more efforts needed
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today that improving food security in the Sahel will contribute to peace and stability in the region. He was addressing a meeting on...
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New locust alert for northwest Africa / FAO warns of impending threat
FAO has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco to prepare for the likely arrival of Desert Locust swarms from the Sahel in West Africa in the coming weeks. The four...
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Statement by the spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the appointment of Romano Prodi as Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United 1ations for the Sahel
The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “The High...
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Canada / Minister Fantino to travel to Sahel region and Nigeria
The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, will travel to the Sahel Region of West Africa, with a visit to Burkina Faso, and to Nigeria, from September 8 to...
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AmeriCares Emergency Aid for Sahel Crisis Arrives in Mali
Medicines and water purification supplies from AmeriCares have arrived in Mali, where they will help tens of thousands of people suffering from an escalating food crisis and a recent cholera...
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Humanitarian organizations request $1.6 billion to help 18.7 million crisis affected people in Sahel
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched new and updated humanitarian appeals for the crisis-stricken Sahel region of West Africa. The combined request for the region now amounts to...