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...
A high-level humanitarian partnership delegation hosted by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and OCHA concluded its mission to the Sahel region of West Africa in Burkina Faso on Sunday with a call for strengthened resilience and a collective response to the food and nutrition crisis.
“We should not...
Millions of people face food insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region. Successive droughts combined with conflict and displacement have pushed people into crisis in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.
In Niger, the number of people affected by food...
The UN and its humanitarian partners today appealed for US$1.6 billion to provide urgent assistance to more than 18 million people affected by the food-and-nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa.
The appeals, which were launched in Geneva, include funding for nine crisis-stricken countries: Burkina Faso, Mali,...
Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos wrapped up a four-day visit to Burkina Faso and Senegal calling for strong leadership and comprehensive response plans, as well as generosity from donors, to avoid the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region becoming a catastrophe.
“The humanitarian situation is expected to remain...
14 December 2012 - 10:01amThe United Nations today called for US$ 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...
22 October 2012 - 5:23pmA high-level humanitarian partnership delegation hosted by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and OCHA concluded its mission to the Sahel region of West Africa in Burkina Faso on Sunday with a call for strengthened resilience and a collective response to the food and nutrition crisis. “We should not...
18 July 2012 - 12:45pmMillions of people face food insecurity in West Africa’s Sahel region. Successive droughts combined with conflict and displacement have pushed people into crisis in nine countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal. In Niger, the number of people affected by food...
19 June 2012 - 1:21pmThe UN and its humanitarian partners today appealed for US$1.6 billion to provide urgent assistance to more than 18 million people affected by the food-and-nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. The appeals, which were launched in Geneva, include funding for nine crisis-stricken countries: Burkina Faso, Mali,...
25 May 2012 - 4:02pmHumanitarian Chief Valerie Amos wrapped up a four-day visit to Burkina Faso and Senegal calling for strong leadership and comprehensive response plans, as well as generosity from donors, to avoid the food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region becoming a catastrophe. “The humanitarian situation is expected to remain...