http://www.wfp.org/feeds/Senegal Country content en http://www.wfp.org/content/sahel-malnourished-remain-above-one-million-2013 Despite good rains across much of the Sahel this year, 1.4 million children are expected to be malnourished - up from one million in 2012, according to the 2013 Sahel regional strategy. (..) But humanitarians worry of donor fatigue and many are concerned possible military intervention in Mali will distract donors from the chronic food insecurity and malnutrition crises in the region. (..) Alain Cordeil, head of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Mauritania, voiced his fears. “If we only have political interest from donors for refugees, we will not solve the problems for this region…This could be very chaotic,” he told IRIN. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia hunger in the news Africa IRIN Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:26:01 +0000 WFP 367241 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/government-senegal-donates-wfp-activities-nation-wide-impact The Government of Senegal has recently donated 1.5 billion CFA (3 million USD) to reach those affected by the food and nutrition crisis who are not currently receiving WFP food assistance. EMOP Contributions to WFP Responding to Emergencies Senegal Sahel Local Africa Emergencies Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:21:05 +0000 Paulele Fall 351172 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/building-resilience-key-restoring-sahel-food-security As this year's emergency winds down, the question on aid workers' minds is, "How can the Sahel break from its recurring cycle of food crises?" U.N. Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, David Gressly, said now is the time to end chronic food insecurity. Aid agencies say they are working to build the "resilience" of the most vulnerable communities, but more needs to be done. (..) Aid agencies also say that prevention is cheaper than treatment. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Senegal The Gambia hunger in the news Africa VOA News Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:49:07 +0000 WFP 350649 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/canadian-prime-minister-visits-senegal-be-briefed-wfps-operations-region Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Minister of International Cooperation, Mr. Fantino paid a visit to Senegal where they were briefed on our operations by WFP’s Regional Director, Thomas Yanga. Senegal Africa Food Security Analysis Nutrition Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:05:37 +0000 WFP 328475 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/brazilian-donation-8800-tons-rice-government-senegal-wfp-activities  Brazilian donation to Government of Senegal for WFP activities Senegal Sahel Local Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:17:38 +0000 WFP 312272 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/despite-food-assistance-sahel-food-crisis-still-persists-%E2%80%93-un-agency The growing regularity of droughts across the Sahel region has left millions in need of emergency food assistance, the UN humanitarian food agency announced today, while also warning that malnutrition was still rampant in Senegal, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. A spokesperson for the World Food Programme (WFP), Elisabeth Byrs, told reporters in Geneva that the UN agency already assisted six million people in the Sahel during the month of July – but cautioned that humanitarian needs still remained “huge” ahead of the October harvest. Hunger in the news Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia Sahel hunger in the news Africa UN News Centre Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:20:39 +0000 WFP 307476 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/uk-minister-international-development-visits-wfp-nutrition-activities  UK Minister for International Development visits WFP nutrition activities in Kael, near the city of Diourel.  Senegal Sahel Local Nutrition Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:30:48 +0000 WFP 287851 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/sahel-crisis-by-country Hunger is on the rise across the Sahel region of West Africa, a massive swathe of territory that stretches across eight countries from Chad in the east to Senegal in the west. Here is a rundown of the situation in each country and a look at how we're responding to help the people who live there.   Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal The Gambia Sahel Africa Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:25:57 +0000 WFP 222275 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/sahel-crisis-8-questions-answered For the third time in a decade, drought in the Sahel region of Africa is threatening millions of people with hunger. But how do people survive in these situations and what are we doing to help them? Here are the answers to eight questions about the current hunger crisis in the Sahel and WFP's response to it. Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Mali Mauritania Niger Senegal Sahel Africa Droughts Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:18:51 +0000 WFP 175948 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/sprouting-success-senegal-trees-offer-growing-solution-sahel-0 Farmers are finding that restoring soils with trees boosts crops in a region where drought has caused successive food crises. (..) Donors are anxious to curb the food crises that are striking at ever narrowing intervals – in the Sahel in 2005, 2010 and 2012. "Building the resilience of communities by strengthening their agricultural practices is essential," says the UN World Food Programme deputy regional director for west Africa, Claude Jibidar. Aware of FMNR's ability to build resilience, the WFP is giving food for work to 5,000 FMNR farmers in Kaffrine (Senegal). Hunger in the news Senegal Sahel hunger in the news Africa The Guardian Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:01:29 +0000 WFP 258076 at http://www.wfp.org