Coronavirus: Violence, COVID-19, contribute to rising humanitarian needs in the Sahel

Download logoA surge in armed violence, coupled with the economic and social fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, are contributing to worsening conditions for children in the Central Sahel, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday.

The agency said a record 7.2 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger now require humanitarian assistance: a staggering two-thirds jump in just a year.

Over a million children have been forcibly displaced from their homes”, said

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