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Alert: West Africa Crisis: act now to prevent starvation

Villagers in Mouléré village, Niger, are worried for their children as the food crisis in Niger gets worse in the coming months. Acute malnutrition is threatening 3 million children under five in Niger, Mali, Chad and across West Africa.

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Fighting poverty is never more difficult than in times of crisis.

Disasters and conflict disrupt the lives of more than 500 million people every year. CARE worked in 87 countries in the last year, so we are able to respond to emergencies fast and make sure help gets to where it is needed most.

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The first phase of our response is to meet people’s basic needs, including food, water, sanitation, shelter and health care. Our emergency capacity - funds, resources and specialist staff - allows us to provide fast, effective assistance.

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Disaster response: our impact

Participants: 6,555,688
Countries: 36
CARE’s emergency response reached more than 6.5 million people last year, with special emphasis on those disproportionately affected by disasters: women, children and elderly people.