Sahel and West Africa: Alarming Food and Nutritional Insecurity

An unprecedented level of food and nutritional insecurity

Highlights

In the Sahel and West Africa, the results of the latest analyses of the Cadre Harmonisé (October-November 2020) have shown that around 16,7 million people are currently in acute food insecurity and that, if effective interventions are not undertaken quickly, around 23,6 million people will be so during the next lean season 2021 (June-August).

This report explores the alarming food and nutritional insecurity facing the Sahel and West Africa.

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Author(s)
West Africa Regional Food Security & Nutrition Working Group
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Languages
English, French

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