In 2020, an estimated 24 million people, half of whom are children, need vital assistance and protection in the Sahel, the highest number ever recorded.
<p>More joint efforts by Governments, humanitarian and NGO partners are needed to ensure that the most vulnerable are not left behind and to avoid the next humanitarian emergency.
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