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  1. RT @GFDRR: Drought situation worsens in #Sahel - new online #platform to help coordinate #response @WorldBank @UNOCHA bit.ly/KolMVz 1:02 PM May 26th via Meltwater Buzz
  2. New video: Humanitarian Chief @ValerieAmos visit to #Senegal & #BurkinaFaso: buzz.mw/-5FO_y >18 million ppl need help in the #Sahel 9:35 AM May 26th via Meltwater Buzz
  3. #SahelCrisis: Urgent action needed to prevent catastrophe in the region buzz.mw/-5F3_y #SahelNow 2:02 PM May 25th via Meltwater Buzz
  4. [VID] Antonio Banderas: "#RioPlus20 is a unique opportunity to define the #FutureWeWant" on.undp.org/JzRtsb via @UNDP 1:35 PM May 25th via Meltwater Buzz
  5. .@ValerieAmos: Nous pouvons faire plus pour éviter que la crise au #Sahel devienne une catastrophe buzz.mw/-5F2_y #SahelNOW 1:27 PM May 25th via Meltwater Buzz
  6. Humanitarian workers in #Sudan have helped 1000s of #SouthSudanese #refugees stranded in Kosti to return home.See how: buzz.mw/-5DR_y 9:28 AM May 25th via Meltwater Buzz
  7. RT @WFP: Comings weeks critical to tackle hunger in the #Sahel, says @ValerieAmos bit.ly/KfJQvn #food4sahel @UNOCHA #SahelNOW 7:09 AM May 25th via Meltwater Buzz
  8. #Sahel:Strong leadership,comprehensive response plans,coordinated & speedy action& cont. generosity from donors needed buzz.mw/-5he_y 6:55 PM May 24th via Meltwater Buzz
  9. MT @UN_Rioplus20: How do we help the 1 billion earning less than $2/day? Make your voice heard at #rioplus20 riodialogues.org 5:49 PM May 24th via Meltwater Buzz
  10. #Humanitarian Chief @ValerieAmos: We can do more to avoid the #SahelCrisis becoming a catastrophe buzz.mw/-5h8_y #SahelNOW 2:47 PM May 24th via Meltwater Buzz
  11. Gr8 #photos from @ValerieAmos visit to #BurkinaFaso, where 2.8 million ppl are affected by the #foodcrisis buzz.mw/-5SL_y #SahelNOW 1:14 PM May 24th via Meltwater Buzz
  12. MT @IFADnews: @Storify from virtual chat with IFAD President @knwanze on G8 new alliance sfy.co/zVF #ifadchat #globalag 7:52 AM May 24th via Meltwater Buzz
  13. .@ValerieAmos soutient le #BurkinaFaso devant la crise alimentaire: Répondre à l'urgence et construire la resilience buzz.mw/-5N1_Z 4:31 PM May 23rd via Meltwater Buzz
  14. @MediaLizzy – thank you for the RTs! 4:12 PM May 23rd via Meltwater Buzz
  15. #Photo: @ValerieAmos meets #Senegalese President Macky Sall during visit to review response to #SahelCrisis twitpic.com/9oh940 3:01 PM May 23rd via Meltwater Buzz
  16. RT @oxfamgb: Striking images of people in #Yemen being helped to cope with #hunger crisis buzz.mw/-5cR_y #HungryinYemen 2:28 PM May 23rd via Meltwater Buzz
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  • Bio The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) mobilizes & coordinates humanitarian assistance to people in need worldwide.
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