Press Release: The European Union strengthens food security and fights hunger in the Sahel region

EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, has proposed an aid package, worth €164.5 million, to increase food security in the Sahel countries. The region is currently affected by a food crisis as 15 million people are at risk of hunger. The European Commission has already mobilised €123.5 million for the early humanitarian response to the crisis.

European Commission:Memo/12/215: The European Commission's response to the food crisis and long-term food insecurity in the Sahel region of Africa http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/215&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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