Austria Gives 5.5 Million Euros for Burkina Faso and Mali

PeopleOther ♦ Published: November 23, 2022; 23:09 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Sahel is facing a multitude of crises. In addition to widespread poverty and the worst drought in decades, armed conflicts and terrorist violence are affecting the people of the region. With a total of 5.5 million euros from the Foreign Ministry's Foreign Disaster Fund, the Austrian federal government aims to alleviate the existing suffering in Burkina Faso and Mali.

War, natural disasters, climate change and pandemics are all contributing to the worsening of the global food crisis. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons /Africa Food Security 3 /Kate Holt/AusAID / CC BY 2.0

West Africa has faced multiple crises for decades. With the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact on global food security, the humanitarian situation in the affected regions has further deteriorated. In addition, Austria is supporting the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in transporting and distributing a 125,000-ton cereal donation from Ukraine to regions in…