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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that more than a million children below the age of five in the Sahel are facing a disaster

amid the ongoing food crisis in the drought-prone region of Africa.

They are among the some 15 million people estimated to be at risk of food insecurity in countries in the Sahel, including 5.4 million

people in Niger, three million in Mali, 1.7 million in Burkina Faso and 3.6 million in Chad, as well

as hundreds of thousands in Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania, according to UN

figures.

“A multiple disaster is stalking children in the Sahel“. “Even in a best case scenario we are

expecting more than a million children suffering from severe and acute malnutrition to enter feeding centres over the next six months.

“Without a good emergency response an entire generation faces a future of dependency, poverty and threatened survival.” Sparse

rainfall, poor harvests and rising food prices have left many vulnerable and weak, seeking medical attention. Sahel is one of the poorest regions in the world where children already

face daunting odds of survival

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