MAURITANIA/MALIAN REFUGEES
The Mbera camp in Mauritaniais home to 74,000 refugees from Mali, more than half are under 18. Many of the children have been in the camp for more than a year and their needs are great. UNICEF
The Mbera camp in Mauritaniais home to 74,000 refugees from Mali, more than half are under 18. Many of the children have been in the camp for more than a year and their needs are great. UNICEF
The head of the UN refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, warned today that UNHCR and other humanitarian actors are under increasing strain from a combination of simultaneous major new conflicts and unresolved old ones. UNHCR
UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos called on world leaders to stay focused on the humanitarian agenda as they prepare to gather for the annual General Assembly debate. UNTV.
UNHCR is supporting the education of children whose school year was cut short when they fled from attacks in northern Mali into Mauritania. UNHCR
Mbera Refugee Camp inMauritaniais growing. In the last six months thousands of Malians have come here….seeking refuge. UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency warned today (3 Aug.) that the Mali conflict could "spread to the whole region," and asked for support for Mali refugees.
The UN’s Sahel regional humanitarian coordinator David Gressly today (13 July) reports on severe drought. UNTV / FILE
UN agencies warned today that children in the Sahel region are at acute risk from an upsurge in cholera. More than 29,000 cases have been reported so far this year. CH UNTV
UNHCR and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are training refugees in Mauritania to become healthcare assistants in the camps. UNHCR
A UPS flight carrying 46,000 kgs of lifesaving UNICEF supplies touched down in Nouakchott, Mauritania on Sunday to respond to the needs of children and communities affected by the worsening nutrition crisis caused by drought, rising food prices and failed harvests. UNICEF