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Senegal

Valerie Amos Visits WFP's Sahel Crisis Response Activities in Senegal
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Published on 6 June 2012
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Valerie Amos Visit 1
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Valerie Amos Visit 1

At the end of May, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos visited Senegal to see the response of WFP and other UN agencies to the country's food crisis, part of the larger Sahel crisis. Here, she stands with UNDP Country Director Bintou Djibo, WFP Senegal Deputy Director Wanja Kaaria and Aminata Guèye, a beneficiary representative.

Valerie Amos Visit 2
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Valerie Amos Visit 2

The delegation visited the commune of Ndoulo, about 80 kilometres west of Dakar. Here, Abdou Cissé, President of Ndoulo commune and a representative of partner NGO Caritas Thies with the pulses given by WFP.

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Valerie Amos Visit 3

WFP food, delivered by WFP's partner organization Caritas Thies, before it is distributed in Ndoulo.

Valerie Amos Visit 4
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Valerie Amos Visit 4

Mothers attend a blanket feeding training - prevention of moderate acute malnutrition - at a community nutrition center in Diourbel. This programme is implemented jointly by WFP, UNICEF and the Senegalese government.

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Valerie Amos talks to the press at the end of her visit to Diourbel. 

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