The United Nations announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) it will be allotting some $6 million for the ongoing food crisis in Niger.
The fund will come from the U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund, which is managed by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and will enable three U.N. agencies to step up their operations in the country.
The U.N. World Food Program, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and UNICEF will receive more than $3.3 million for food distribution, $700,000 for projects assisting vulnerable herd communities and more than $1.9 million for adequate care of severely malnourished children under five, respectively.
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