The new funds will provide food assistance, clean water and access to basic health services to women and children suffering from hunger and food insecurity.

11 juin 2013 – Robert Piper, le Coordonnateur régional des secours humanitaires des Nations Unies pour le Sahel, a lancé mardi un appel à la communauté internationale pour la mobilisation de 1,1 milliard de dollars, afin de faire face à la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle qui affecte 1,6 million de personnes dans la région du Sahel.

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Border insecurity in North Africa: What does the literature say about border insecurity across North Africa (Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya (Mahgreb); Egypt, Sudan and Western Sahara)?

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06/02/2013 08:42 GMT

Par Patrice NOVOTNY

YOKOHAMA (Japon), 02 juin 2013 (AFP) - Le Japon a annoncé dimanche une aide de 750 millions d'euros en cinq ans pour stabiliser la région du Sahel, afin de rassurer des entreprises nippones tentées par le marché africain mais inquiètes depuis une sanglante prise d'otage dans le sud algérien.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Desert Locust situation remained serious during April in northern Sudan where hopper bands were present near crops along a 1,000 km strech of the Nile River. Swarms could form in May and threaten crops, and a second generation of breeding could take place before the summer or, if early rains fall, adults could move to the summer breeding areas in Sudan. There is also concern in Saudi Arabia where new generation adults could move from the northwest Penninsula, including Yemen, and breed in areas of recent heavy rains.