Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger (the), Nigeria
HIGHLIGHTS
Poor access to water and sanitation, as well as behavioral practices continue to contribute to critical levels of malnutrition in some countries
Ground operations in Niger, Chad and Mauritania reduce number of Locust; however frontline countries are still in need of external assistance
New assessment in Mali shows a 71.5 per cent increase in the number of IDPs
Security environment of aid workers in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania worsens
