Needs growing for millions facing hunger in Sahel region, UN agency warns: "Over 10 million risk hunger in the Sahel
28 May 2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned of growing needs in the Eastern Sahel region of West Africa, one of the most destitute regions in the world, where some 10 million people are facing extreme hunger due to drought and poor harvests.
Thomas Yanga, WFP Regional Director for West Africa, said that despite efforts by governments, humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the situation in eastern Mali, northern Cameroon, Chad and Niger is critical.
Hunger is pushing more and more people from the countryside into cities where they are searching for food to feed their families, he noted."
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