Sahel Crisis
Malnutrition Rates Alarmingly High in Chad
Drought and political instability are causing a massive humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region. One of the harder hit places is Chad, where Unicef warns that one in 5 children are suffering from acute malnutrition. In all, Unicef says that 170,000 children in Chad will have suffered fron acute malnutrian this year.
Little Comfort for Mali’s Refugees in Bleak Burkina Faso
The UN Refugee Agency estimates that there are about 60,000 Malian refugees spread out across multiple sites – formal and informal – in northern Burkina Faso. A special guest post from Refugees International.
Hunger Crisis Deepens in Chad (Video)
Ground zero of the Sahel food crisis is Chad, where malnutrian rates are reaching alarming levels. Things are about to get worse, too. The rainy season begins in June, and routes used to deliver food will become impassible. Watch this important video from the World Food Program.
How Climate Change is Causing a Food Crisis in the Sahel
Yet another example of how climate change is causing massive social upheaval not in some distant, sci-fi future — but in the here and now.
Exclusive Raj Shah Interview: USAID Launches New Global Child Survival Campaign
USAID launched ”Every Child Deserves a 5th Birthday,” a new USA-led global push to eliminate unnecessary child deaths around the world. I spoke with USAID Administration Dr. Raj Shah about this new project for a UN Dispatch podcast.
The Sahel is the New Horn of Africa
As the Sahara steadily creeps southward thanks to climate change, the dry spells experienced in this region are becoming lengthier.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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