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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:... -
25 April 2012 - 12:02pmConflict and displacement in northern Mali are continuing to exacerbate the food and nutrition crisis throughout drought-affected areas of the Sahel region, OCHA has warned. “Across the region, more than 15 million people, including 3.5 million Malians, will be affected by severe food... -
16 February 2012 - 7:47pmIn the cool, early hours, before the unrelenting sun rises over the Sahara, humanitarian workers leave Niger’s capital, Niamey, and set off for an assessment mission to the border village of Sinegodar, which is close to the Mali-Niger border. The village is a four-hour drive on a bumpy, desert road... -
24 January 2012 - 12:25pmDarin starts work around midmorning and carries on until late in the afternoon, washing dishes and fetching water. When the customers stop coming, Darin helps her boss fold the table and pack up the pots, bowls and cutlery. Then they head home. “I am trying to help,” explains Mariam, the woman...
