Desert Locust Bulletin No. 514 (August 4, 2021)

General situation in July 2021 Forecast until mid-September 2021 WESTERN REGION: CALM SITUATION. Scattered adults in Morocco (30 ha treated); adults isolated in central Algeria and Niger. FORECASTS. Small-scale breeding in the northern Sahel in Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad. CENTRAL REGION: THREAT SITUATION. Decrease in control operations against the last hopper bands and immature […]

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Country Profile: World Vision in Burkina Faso

World Vision is a global Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We serve all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. For more than 40 years, World Vision has partnered with communities in West Africa from rural agricultural villages, to disaster, […]

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Haiti: Severe earthquake shakes southwest of the country – Malteser International preparing emergency aid

Cologne/Port-au-Prince. On Saturday morning local time, an earthquake with the magnitude of 7.2 shook Southwest Haiti. The quake occurred eight kilometers from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 kilometers from the capital Port-au-Prince. More than 300 people died. The Malteser International team in Haiti is preparing first emergency relief efforts for the […]

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