Mongabay: Warnings over a possible famine in Africa's Sahel region are becoming louder and more intense. Abnormal drought, locally high food prices, and regional conflict have ramped up concerns that 18 million people could suffer from malnutrition and starvation as the lean season sets in. UNICEF says it needs $238 million to save over a million children from severe malnourishment in the region, but has to date only raised $93 million. "Across the Sahel we are dealing with multiple needs to save lives...
URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0613-hance-sahel-food-crisis.html
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