As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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World + 8 more
Spain contributes €4.1 million to support food assistance to vulnerable populations
While the Sahel, Palestine and the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria remain the focus of Spanish support, Spain also contributed to WFP operations in Northeast Nigeria for the first time.
DR Congo + 11 more
How IFRC responded to the five biggest emergencies in Africa in 2018
The IFRC responded to 34 emergencies in 22 countries across Africa where millions were affected by natural disasters, epidemics, population movement, complex emergencies and food insecurity.
Polio outbreak in Syria successfully stopped
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
Mali + 5 more
Number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition across Sahel at 10-year high
More than 1.3 million children to receive emergency treatment in 2018, but more investment in prevention measures needed to influence trends in 2019 and beyond.
UN and SARC deliver humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people at Rukban camp in Syria
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
World + 39 more
Conflicts and climatic shocks aggravate food insecurity in 39 countries
Civil conflicts and displacement remain the key drivers of food insecurity in East Africa and the Near East, whereas dry-weather conditions reduced cereal outputs in Southern Africa, says FAO.
World + 15 more
FAO highlights underfunded crises where humanitarian support is urgently needed
A new FAO report sounds the alarm on some of the world's most severely underfunded crises, which require an urgent humanitarian response and emergency agricultural assistance
Mauritania + 5 more
How early warning converts into early action against food crisis in the Sahel
WFP’s early warning systems monitor and forecast risk factors to enable governments and humanitarian actors to take early action to prevent a critical situation from becoming an emergency.
Deteriorating food security in central, southern and southeastern Mauritania
Faced with significant deficits in agricultural production, many poor households in certain parts of agropastoral zones are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3).
Mali + 7 more
EU mobilises over €191 million in humanitarian aid for Africa's Sahel countries
Nearly 11.8 million people across the eight countries of the region need immediate food assistance to avoid facing acute hunger, women and children being hit the hardest.
IFRC issues warning on food insecurity in Mauritania
Ahmed Ould Hadiya Ould Bilal, the chief of one of the most affected communes, said: “Many people wake up hungry, spend the day hungry, and go to bed hungry.”
Mauritania + 5 more
West Africa food crisis threatens six million people
Caritas International is appealing for urgent assistance to help people facing hunger due to poor rainfall, limited job opportunities, high food prices, displacement and violent extremism.
World + 20 more
Insufficient funding for humanitarian operations costs lives, says deputy UN relief chief
Since the Global Humanitarian Overview for 2018 was launched last December, increased needs in some countries and new requirements in others have brought global financial requirements to $25.4 billion.
Chad + 5 more
Malnutrition levels in Sahel the highest since 2012, UN relief chief warns
In Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, nearly 6 million people are struggling to meet their daily food needs. Severe malnutrition threatens the lives of 1.6 million children.
Mauritania facing "worst food insecurity" in five years - IFRC
As of March 2018, 350,600 people are currently in severe food insecurity (phase 3, 4) and these figures could reach 538,446 people for the projected period of June to August 2018.
Chad + 3 more
CERF releases $30 million to avert acute hunger and malnutrition in the Sahel
The CERF funds will enable humanitarian partners to reach affected people in the worst-hit communities, particularly in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Mauritania.
Senegal + 5 more
UN urges the world to act now to save lives in west Africa's Sahel
Five million people need food aid and 1.6 million children are at risk of severe acute malnutrition; another 2.5 million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists require urgent livelihoods assistance.
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.4 million children in Syria
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
Pakistan + 11 more
Rotary gives $53.5 million to help eradicate polio worldwide
More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free