These Malian girls fled Mali for Niger with family

Halima, 7, and her friend Mariam (in the background), also 7, rests in Mangaize refugee site, in northern Niger. They fled Menaka town in Mali in January with their families because of the general insecurity.

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Help Malian Refugees Fleeing into the Sahel
Help Malian Refugees Fleeing into the Sahel
Mali  Disaster Recovery
Fierce fighting and a military coup has so far forced more than 350,000 Malians to flee across the borders to seek safety in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. After abandoning their homes, refugees face life in makeshift shelters suffering extreme heat by day and chilling cold by night. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is providing shelter, food rations, water & survival kits to the thousands arriving at the borders. The need for aid is urgent because of a severe food crisis in the Sahel region. project reportread updates from the field
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