West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (20 – 26 April 2021) - Central African Republic
West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (20 – 26 April 2021) Format 29 MILLION SAHELIANS NEED HUMANITARIAN AID AND PROTECTION A new record high of 29 million Sahelians in six countries – Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and north-east Nigeria – are now in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, five million more people than last year. On 27 April, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations expressed their concern over the rapid worsening of the crisis. Growing needs in the Sahel are being exacerbated by ever-shrinking humanitarian spa...
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