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Call for more aid as 10 million face hunger in the Sahel–most are in Niger

by IRIN News

Several UN agencies and NGOs are calling for a greater mobilization of aid workers and funding in the West African Sahel to meet the needs of a population facing one of the worst nutrition crises in recent years.

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