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  • WFP Mauritania Country Brief, November 2020

    OPERATIONAL UPDATES

    • Lean season response ended in November 2020. A preliminary appraisal of WFP’s drought-response activities indicates the positive impacts of the response provided from May to September in the regions of Tagant and from June to November in Guidimakha, Assaba, Gorgol and Hodh El Charghi. According to several assessments (2019/2020), these regions are characterized with highest prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition. A total of 147,667 people (63 percent of the general CSP target) received cash transfers as part of the general food distributions, including 16,400 girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) who also received fortified blended foods to prevent malnutrition.

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    Tags : Mauritania, WFP, humanitarian aid,

  • Comprehensive Needs for COVID-19: Prevention and Response – Refugees from Western Sahara Tindouf, Algeria

    The COVID-19 submission for refugees from Western Sahara in camps in Algeria presents the strategy to respond to the public health needs and immediate humanitarian consequences of the epidemic in other sectors including education, food security, protection, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This strategy aligns the collective efforts of the humanitarian community, including UN humanitarian agencies and I/NGOs to support the refugee community in managing the impact of COVID-19.

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    Tags : Western Sahara, WFP, hunitarian aid, saharawi refugees,

  • Italy and WFP provide vital support to refugees from western Sahara in Algeria

    ALGIERS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €500,000 (US$ 570,000) from the Government of Italy to provide life-saving assistance for Western Saharan refugees in Algeria. The Italian contribution allows WFP to cover the basic food needs of thousands of Sahrawi refugee families; providing them with a monthly…

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    Tags : Western Sahara, WFP, saharawi refugees,