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The enduring resilience of children of the Central Sahel in the midst of crisis

Statement by UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban after visiting Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

10 million children in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighbouring countries – UNICEF

Ten million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are in dire need of humanitarian assistance – twice as many as in 2020 – largely due to spiralling conflict, while nearly 4 million children are at risk in neighbouring countries as hostilities between armed groups and national security forces spill across borders, according to a UNICEF child alert issued today.

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The enduring resilience of children of the Central Sahel in the midst of crisis

10 million children in extreme jeopardy in central Sahel as insecurity seeps into neighbouring countries – UNICEF

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