ACP-EU Fisheries
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Yoka Brandt, recently participated in EU talks in Brussels to address the nutrition crisis in the Sahel. She welcomed a new initiative to strengthen the resilience of the Sahel region through efforts to help the inhabitants cope with the shocks caused by food crises in the longer-term."We are in a race against the clock to save lives before the crisis hits a peak that may threaten the lives of millions of people, so this is very welcome," she remarked.
In 2012, UNICEF expects to provide life-saving treatment for 1.1 million children under the age of five years suffering from severe acute malnutrition in the Sahel, where an estimated 18 million people are affected by a drought and food crisis in nine countries.
Source: Allafrica
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