Millions do not have food in three countries in the Sahel region
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has announced that the number of people suffering from "severe" food shortages in the three countries of the Sahel region has reached 7.5 million.
The statement of the organization says that, the level of lack of food in the countries of Mali, Burkina and Niger has increased, including severe cases of malnutrition.
According to the statement, in the three countries under military rule, the number of 7.5 million people has increased from 5.4 million in the previous year of 2023.
The IRC has warned that a similar situation may also spread to other countries like Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria if there is not enough food harvest this year.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced in its report that 10 million children in the Sahel region of Africa, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, live in dangerous conditions, while the number of these children has doubled. compared to the year 2020.
Various reports show that children in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel are at great risk of losing their lives in large numbers if immediate help is not provided, while severe malnutrition and the risk of infectious diseases due to the lack of clean drinking water, are getting worse.
