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Mauritania: school meals, refugee aid lack funding

As the hunger crisis deepens in eight countries of the Sahel region of Africa, humanitarian aid should be increasing. This is not the case though...
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Food running out for refugees from Mali conflict

The hunger crisis in the Sahel region of Africa continues to escalate with thousands of refugees from Mali possibly running out of food within...
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Sahel drought is a ‘matter of life or death for millions on the brink’

  • Sahel drought
  • March 29, 2012
The food and nutrition crisis facing countries in West Africa’s drought-prone Sahel region has continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate....
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Western Sahara: UN envoy to embark on regional visit in May

The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara, Christopher Ross, announced today following three days of informal talks with representatives of...
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Mauritania school meals run out as drought, high prices strike

The hunger emergency in the Sahel region of Africa is fast escalating. Drought and high food prices are taking their toll among millions of already...
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Mauritania school feeding suspended, WFP seeks interim aid

The UN World Food Programme's (WFP)school feeding program in Mauritania is suspended as it awaits new food supplies. A WFPofficialexplains, ...
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