Amadou Billa, 56 years old, a vulnerable member of the Toya community, plants "bourgou" (aquatic fodder – Echinochloa stagnina specie) in readiness for the rainy season. Although he is blind, he has participated in training that helps him provide for his family. Bourgou is used for livestock and fish feed, protecting rice cultivations, and as a major source of revenue. WFP/Katia Oslansky.
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World Food Programme reinforces the resilience of the population in the Sahel
The World Food Programme Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa (WFP RBD), is scaling-up its integrated resilience package for the G5 Sahel countries. High levels of food insecurity, limited and unequal access to basic…
UNICEF Mauritanie / Raphaël Pouget / 2019
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UNICEF provides WASH services to improve the nutrition and health status of communities in Mauritania
The Sahel is one the most water scarce regions in the world. Increasing water scarcity across the region lowers the water levels in traditional wells, forcing people to travel long distances to collect limited quantities of…
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A Plot Of Land: Hope Restored In Agadez
Mohamed, Issouf, Moussa, and Aghali are members of communities that are affected by migration flows in Niger. A community stabilization project recently launched by IOM, the UN Migration Agency, is giving them and 26 other…
Training session for women from the Working Group, Women, Youth, Peace and Security in West Africa and the Sahel. June 24, 2019 in Dakar. Photo: UNOWAS CPIO
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Women in the Sahel work for Peace and Security
As part of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), UN Women has implemented the women’s peace and security agenda. 1,542 women mediators have been trained to conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The…
Mauritania SWEDD: 20 women beneficiaries of safe spaces, winners of the competition on the best Income Generating Activities projects, funded and trained. Photo: UNFPA.
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The demographic dividend for sustainable development in the Sahel
Through the SWEED project, UNFPA in partnership with the governments of the region, and other regional and international partners, has enabled thousands of young women and men to contribute to the economic growth and…
Conakry. Photo: DR
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All hands on deck to fight a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic
Only by coming together will the world be able to face down the COVID-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences. At an emergency virtual meeting last Thursday, G20 leaders took steps in the right direction. But we are still…
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TOGETHER, WE WILL DEFEAT COVID-19
Since the outbreak and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, our way of life and operating system have suddenly changed. The whole world is trying to adapt to face the spread of this virus that threatens the entire humanity…
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The UN is celebrating its 75th Anniversary and you have your say
The United Nations is celebrating its 75 th anniversary this year. To this end, a major global debate on the "on the role of international cooperation in building the future we all desire" is launched. This large-scale…
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The Special Representative briefed the UN Peacebuilding Commission in a virtual Meeting on the impact of COVID-19 in West Africa and the Sahel
There is a need for concerted efforts to ensure that there is consensus in addressing the implications of COVID-19 on the electoral process Dakar, 22 April 2020 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head…
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Extraordinary Session of ECOWAS - The Special Representative assures UN’s unflinching support
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, participated on Thursday 24 April 2020 in the virtual Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of…