2013-02-21 09:49:53

The Sahel one year on


(Vatican Radio) Last year the international community launched a massive humanitarian response to the food and nutritional crisis affecting millions of people across the Sahel region of Africa.

Yesterday leaders of humanitarian agencies, government representatives from countries affected and major donors met in Rome to review the effectiveness of their assistance.


Hosting the event was the UN World Food Programme’s Executive Director Ertharin Cousin.

She spoke to Vatican Radio's Fausta Speranza about the situation in the region one year on. Listen RealAudioMP3








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