Global warming : Africa severely affected

Climate change is already here. Ten million people are threatened by a serious food crisis that has struck the Sahel belt. As is often the case, amongst those going hungry are children aged under five – the focus of Morija’s actions for over 30 years. We are preparing to face an ever-increasing influx towards the nutrition centres. We are readying ourselves with your help.

According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the poorest regions with the highest levels of chronic hunger are likely to be among the worst affected by climate change. These are also the hardest hit by climate change, with inevitable repercussions for food safety. In the short term, the frequency of extreme phenomena such as droughts, heatwaves, floods and violent storms will increase.

The far north region of Cameroon affected by the worst cholera outbreak in 10 years

One hundred and seventy people have died from cholera where an epidemic has been rife in the far north region of Cameroon for a little over three months, according to a new official assessment.

A previous assessment dated 10 August reported 155 deaths out of 2,078 recorded cases. The last count updated Wednesday 11.08 showed “170 deaths” out of “2,266 cases”, amongst which 104 died in village communities and not in hospitals, according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

06/11/2010
Sahel Solidarity day 2010

24/04/2010
Lausanne 20 K Race 2010

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