Civilian Deaths in Sahel States Increase 1,870% as Military Response Fails to Stop Violence and Humanitarian Needs Spike, Warns IRC
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement by Paul Taylor, regional vice president for West Africa:
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is alarmed about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, with a record 13.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across the region - a nearly 60% increase since January in the wake of COVID-19 and escala . . .
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is alarmed about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Central Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, with a record 13.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance across the region - a nearly 60% increase since January in the wake of COVID-19 and escala . . .