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Sahel

Answer

UK aid will help treat over 400,000 people across the Sahel in 2012. This will include 155,000 children and women benefitting from improved nutrition, of which over 87,000 children under five will be able to be treated for severe acute malnutrition; 153,000 people who will receive food; and a further 104,000 men, women and children, who will benefit from community livelihoods support such as animal feed and animal vaccinations and cash and or in-kind transfers.In addition to our direct support, British aid is also reaching those in need through our contributions to multilateral funds. The United Nation's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)—to which Britain is the leading contributor—has released £37 million; and the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO)—to which Britain is a significant contributor—has provided £96 million.The Government have allocated £10 million as the UK's contribution to fight the food crisis in the Sahel region. This is being distributed through the following organisations, each of which has substantial expertise and experience in this area:

Agency	Amount (£)
Action Against Hunger	1,500,000
International Committee of the Red Cross	1,000,000
Oxfam	1,000,000
Save the Children	1,000,000
UNICEF	2,500,000
World Food Programme	3,000,000
Total	10,000,000

UK assistance has been allocated to the affected countries according to their needs, as follows:

Country	Amount (£)
Niger	5,745,246
Chad	953,213
Mali	1,735,210
Mauritania	314,865
Burkina Faso	251,466
Sahel region	1,000,000
Total	10,000,000

A proportion of UK humanitarian funding is held in a reserve set aside for Africa, which can be used for emergencies in, but not limited to, the Sahel region.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

103840; 543 c502-3W

Session

2010-12

Subjects

Food Sahel

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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