Burkina Faso
Caritas lance un appel de 1.7 million d’euros (2.3 millions de dollars) pour aider la population du Burkina Faso à faire face à la crise alimentaire qui touche le pays et la région du Sahel. « L’intervention…
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A summary of news and reports from the field staff and interns of GHNI, Geneva Switzerland. BURKINA FASO Pressure is building against the poor as refugees enter Burkina Faso. At least 8,000 Touaregs have fled fighting in neighboring…
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cLa rébellion touareg du Nord Mali fait des vagues dans la sous-région. A l’instar d’autres pays voisins, le Burkina Faso fait aujourd’hui face à un afflux de réfugiés. Malgré la campagne céréalière morose de cette année,…
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The British Red Cross has released £125,000 from its Disaster Fund in an attempt to head off a looming disaster in the Sahel region of West Africa. The money released today will support the International Committee of…
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The food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel threatens to affect over 10 million people, out of which the World Food Programme (WFP) plans to assist around 8.8 million people with food and nutrition assistance until…
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS · Between April and June, above-average cereal prices, combined with below-average crop production, are expected to result in increased levels of food insecurity in the Sahel.[1] …
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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, chronic poverty and under-investment in…
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Du fait d’une production localisée inférieure à la moyenne et de prix céréaliers élevés, FEWS NET prévoit une situation d’insécurité alimentaire aiguë (Phase 3 de l’IPC) dans plusieurs régions du Sahel durant l’année 2012. Ce niveau…
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A perfect storm of failed rains, widespread drought, spiraling cereal prices, migrant unemployment, and mass population displacement due to regional conflict, has left close to 13 million men, women and children in the Sahel facing acute…
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Murray McCully New Zealand will provide $1 million to a United Nations food relief programme in the Sahel region of West Africa, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced today. "Poor rains, crop failure and high fuel prices have…
