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Red Cross says Mali fighting displaced need aid fast
AFP – 14 hrs ago
Nearly 72,000 people displaced by fighting in northern Mali between the army and Tuareg rebels are living rough and need help, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
The wounded "need care as soon as possible and prisoners have the right to be visited. The displaced and the communities hosting them are often in a precarious situation," said Juerg Eglin, ICRC head of mission to Niger.
The ICRC and the Malian Red Cross on Friday started distributing food and essential supplies to more than 28,000 people displaced in the northern Gao region.
The United Nations humanitarian office OCHA said Thursday that the clashes have forced 195,000 people to flee their homes since mid-January. The refugees have headed mostly to Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Algeria.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/red-cross-says-mali-fighting-displaced-aid-fast-171159861.html
Nearly 72,000 people displaced by fighting in northern Mali between the army and Tuareg rebels are living rough and need help, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
The wounded "need care as soon as possible and prisoners have the right to be visited. The displaced and the communities hosting them are often in a precarious situation," said Juerg Eglin, ICRC head of mission to Niger.
The ICRC and the Malian Red Cross on Friday started distributing food and essential supplies to more than 28,000 people displaced in the northern Gao region.
The United Nations humanitarian office OCHA said Thursday that the clashes have forced 195,000 people to flee their homes since mid-January. The refugees have headed mostly to Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso and Algeria.
More: http://news.yahoo.com/red-cross-says-mali-fighting-displaced-aid-fast-171159861.html