U.N. officials and humanitarian groups are calling for an “urgent scale up” of aid to Africa’s Sahel region, where millions of people are facing severe food shortages. Officials met with donor governments in Rome Wednesday. United Nations Development chief Helen Clark told them the region needs $725 million in aid to stop the problem. U.N. […]
UN, Aid Groups Call for ‘Urgent’ Action in Sahel
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
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UN, Aid Groups Call for ‘Urgent’ Action in Sahel
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
U.N. officials and humanitarian groups are calling for an “urgent scale up” of aid to Africa’s Sahel region, where millions of people are facing severe food shortages. Officials met with donor governments in Rome Wednesday, telling them only a rapid and comprehensive response to the crisis could stop the problem from growing worse. The European […]
UN Leaders, Aid Groups to Discuss Sahel Food Crisis
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
United Nations officials are meeting with humanitarian organizations and donor governments Wednesday to discuss ways to prevent a major food crisis in Africa’s Sahel region. The meeting in Rome aims to urgently increase aid to the region just south of the Sahara Desert, where drought, poverty and high food prices have put millions at risk […]
Red Cross: Sahel Food Crisis Could Affect 23 Million
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says food shortages in Africa’s Sahel region could affect up to 23 million people if more aid is not received soon. The federation said Tuesday there are already some 14 million people across the semi-arid region who do not have enough food. Authorities blamed the crisis […]
