WFP launches emergency response for displaced Malians
Bamako, 21 Mar - (ANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an emergency operation in the Gao region of Mali for the country’s internally displaced people. “We are appealing to the humanitarian community for urgent assistance for the internally displaced population as the lean season may start as early as April this year,” said WFP Mali Country Director Nancy Walters. Since January, conflict in northern Mali has resulted in major population displacements both within Mali and to neighbouring countries. According to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the number of internally displaced is currently around 95,000 people. (ANA)
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