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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned this Thursday that Almost 33 million people in the Sahel region require humanitarian assistance and protection services to
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned this Thursday that Almost 33 million people in the Sahel region require humanitarian assistance and protection services to save their lives. due to instability, violence and the effects of climate change.
So he warned that many lives are in danger “if humanitarian workers are not given the resources they need to respond to this crisis and help the people who are most vulnerable in the region.”
In that “Overview of humanitarian and Sahel needs in 2024”OCHA highlighted the nature of humanitarian crises, their significance for people in the region and how humanitarian workers respond to these emergencies.
In its statement, OCHA deplored the growing violence and conflict that “threaten the lives and livelihoods of the population”and I add:
Humanitarian partners will need $4.7 billion (about €4.3 billion) in 2024 to meet the immediate needs of 20.9 million people in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and the Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
In this sense he condemned 2.2 million children are deprived of the right to education due to school closures. In addition, an estimated 1,263 health centers were forced to close their doors.
On the other hand, the region is home to two million refugees and asylum seekers, complemented by 5.6 million internally displaced people, many of whom have experienced repeated displacement. “The growing impacts of climate change are increasing vulnerability. The protection of human life, fundamental rights and dignity of people continues to be the most pressing humanitarian need,” the text says.
“Women and girls, boys and people with special needs are especially vulnerable. In the next lean season of June-August, 16.7 million people will experience difficulties with food.”– the organization complained.
People #Sahel the region continues to bear the brunt of the worsening humanitarian crisis.
Their livelihoods and access to basic services have been severely affected, leaving millions in need of assistance.
However, humanitarian appeals are chronically underfunded.
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— UN Humanitarian Service (@UNOCHA) June 6, 2024
The Sahel crisis is increasingly having an impact beyond the region: According to OCHA, the riparian countries of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo are hosting 123,116 refugees and asylum seekers, while Mauritania is hosting 128,100 refugees and asylum seekers.
“Humanitarians in the Sahel are doing extraordinary work, often in the most difficult circumstances. But the tangled web of crises they face is more complex than ever,” said Charles Bernimolin, regional head of UN OCHA.
“Without the necessary resources to meet their needs, these crises will continue to intensify and spread, undermining resilience and putting the lives of vulnerable children, women and men at risk,” he said, before thanking donors whose contributions are making a “true difference” in the Sahel , which includes countries such as Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, among others.
It’s because of this called on international partners to remain “committed to the region”to find long-term solutions that will reduce humanitarian needs in the future.”
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