Catholic Relief Services Responds to Increasing Violence and Displacement in the Sahel
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
DAKAR, Senegal, Sept. 12 -- Catholic Relief Services issued the following news release:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to widespread displacement across the Sahel as a result of growing violence in the region. In 2018, more than 320,000 people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were forced to leave their homes. These numbers are rising rapidly, with Burkina Faso seeing a four-fold increase since the start of this year.
"The increase of violent attacks ha . . .
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to widespread displacement across the Sahel as a result of growing violence in the region. In 2018, more than 320,000 people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were forced to leave their homes. These numbers are rising rapidly, with Burkina Faso seeing a four-fold increase since the start of this year.
"The increase of violent attacks ha . . .