[RED DEMOCRATICA] Window is closing to save lives in Sahel, UN warns

 

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	February 15, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Window is closing to save lives in Sahel, UN warns An estimated $725 million will be needed in 2012 to pay for "urgent" assistance to save lives and stave off conflict in the drought-stricken Sahel region of West Africa, according to aid officials from the United Nations and European Union. "We have a short time to act," said Jose Graziano da Silva, director of the Food and Agriculture Organization. "We have two or three months. No more than that." Google/Agence France-Presse (2/15)      General Assembly is poised for Syria vote  Survey charts rise in child malnutrition  Subsidies help girls avoid HIV, other STDs  Iran announces nuclear advances  Iran-Israel feud appears to escalate with bombings  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security Do you follow us on #Instagram yet? 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