West and Central Africa: Food Security and Nutrition - Maps / Infographics

Mali + 3 more

Mali : Humanitarian snapshot (as of 30 April 2014)

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Senegal

Senegal: Humanitarian Overview (as of 14 May 2014)

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Gambia

Gambia: Humanitarian Overview (as of 14 May 2014)

KEY DRIVERS OF THE CRISIS Frequent extreme weather events (droughts, floods ). Lack of proper irrigation and poor land use practices leading to low productivity Lack of integrated Early Warning Services. Poor coverage of sanitation and access to…

Mauritania + 1 more

Mauritania: Humanitarian Overview (as of 14 May 2014)

KEY DRIVERS OF THE CRISIS Food insecurity and overall vulnerability are results of recurring natural hazards (droughts, floods), increasing food prices and overall scarcity of resources. The country continues to host Malian refugees; their returns are contingent on…

Chad

Chad: Humanitarian Overview (as of 14 May 2014)

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Democratic Republic of the Congo + 4 more

13 May 2014: Africa – ECHO Flash Events

POPULATION DISPLACEMENT Republic of the Congo – DRC Refugees • The Republic of Congo launched an operation aimed at ending a crime wave linked to foreigners. As a result, up to 83 000 have returned to DRC, most…

Senegal + 8 more

West and Central Africa Region: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (5 - 12 May 2014)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) 12 PER CENT DECREASE IN IDPs AND INCREASE IN REFUGEES IDP figures drop for the fourth consecutive week, with 567,635 IDPs currently in CAR-- a 12 per cent decline since last month. Refugee figures…