ReliefWeb

In this issue

US$2.66 billion required for the Sahel P.1

Lake Chad Basin: 11 million need assistance P.3

Unrest, funding shortfalls impede CAR response P.4

Regional update on epidemics P.5

Regional humanitarian news P.7

Sahel funding update P.8

HIGHLIGHTS

• Humanitarian partners require US$2.66 billion to assist 15 million in the Sahel in 2017.

• 11 million people around the Lake Chad Basin need assistance, aid groups appeal for US$1.5 billion to assist 8.2 million people.

• Insecurity persists in CAR,

1.6 million people are in need of assistance.

• Epidemics continued to threaten communities across the region in 2016.