Threat of malnutrition dire in Africa's Sahel region due to increasing food shortages

DAKAR, Senegal, 12 December 2011 – It’s not a tsunami or an earthquake – it is a predictable emergency. UNICEF estimates more than a million children under five will need to be treated in feeding centres for severe malnutrition in the Sahel region of Africa. It is a staggeringly high number, and there is little time to prepare.

© Unicef - lundi 12 décembre 2011