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RHC Interview: The Sahel
18 July, 2012
Regional Humanitarian Coordinator visited Mopti, Mali in April 2012. Here, he meets representatives from humanitarian organizations. Credit: UNDP/ Nicolas Meulders
We need to act faster, respond better and get the job done on time, says Regional Humanitarian Coordinator David Gressly.
Millions of people...
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Sahel: US$1.6 billion needed to provide aid to more than 18...
19 June, 2012
Young girls eating a mid-day meal at at World Food Programme school feeding centre in Guidam Makadam, Maradai Region, Niger.
Credit: WFP/Phil Behan
Aid organizations launch new and revised appeals for nine crisis-affected countries in West Africa
The UN and its humanitarian partners today appealed for US...
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Mali: More than 3.5 million people face severe food...
25 April, 2012
A Malian refugee mother and her children waiting for relief items from UNHCR in Gaoudel, Ayorou district, northern Niger. Credit: UNHCR/ H. Caux
Conflict and displacement in northern Mali are exacerbating the food and nutrition crisis across the region.
Conflict and displacement in northern Mali are...
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Mali: Growing concern for displaced people in the north
12 April, 2012
A Malian refugee woman in Mangaize, northern Niger, ponders her future. Credit: UNHCR/H.Caux
UN and partner agencies lack access to northern Mali, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by recent violence.
UN agencies and NGO partners are seriously concerned about the fate of displaced...
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The Sahel: Fleeing from conflict at home, Malian refugees...
16 February, 2012
Sinegodar, Niger, 14 February 2012. A make-shift refugee camp close to Sinegodar. Around 7,000 Malian refugees have settled in temporary shelters in the area. Credit: OCHA/Nicole Lawrence
The armed conflict in Mali has forced tens of thousands of people to flee across the border into Niger, where...
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