Reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed its appreciation for more than US$100 million from the United States government. The donation, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, will provide urgently…

Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC The United States is deeply concerned about the humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of Africa. Around 10 million people are in need of emergency assistance due to erratic rainfall,…

By Sarah Oughton Before mid-morning it is already hot in Tin Akoff and Mohamed Ingouda, 46, stands patiently in line waiting for his Burkinabe Red Cross food voucher. “We are all suffering due to the bad rain and…

HIGHLIGHTS A new food and nutrition crisis is affecting millions of people across the Sahel Region of Western Africa this year, due to a combination of drought, high grain prices, environmental degradation coupled with chronic poverty and…

23 March 2012:As a result of recent instability in Mali, thousands of people have fled their homes. As of 7 March 2012, some 82,000 Malians have been internally displaced and more than 90,000 people have sought…

(Ouagadougou/New York, 23 Mars 2012) - Le plan d'intervention mis au point par le Gouvernement du Burkina Faso pour répondre à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle « adopte une approche innovante louable, car elle vise à…

26 mars 2012 – Deux millions de personnes au Burkina Faso ont besoin d'une assistance humanitaire pour faire face à la crise alimentaire qui affecte la région, a prévenu le Bureau des Nations Unies pour la…

The Sahel region is facing a severe food and nutrition crisis with an estimated 15 million people at risk of food insecurity and more than 1 million children at risk of acute severe malnutrition. Among other…

Key Messages Food prices started their upward trend unseasonably increasing in December as a result of this year's reduced output. By January, the price for sorghum and millet had increased by more than 30% in major markets. The…

Médicos del Mundo expresa su preocupación por la crisis humanitaria que vive el Sahel en donde la inestabilidad política, la crisis económica, la hambruna y la pobreza extrema impiden el acceso a la salud de gran…