Riyada / The Ambassador of Finland to Mauritania, Pekka Hevonen, residing in the Kingdom of Morocco, confirmed in a tweet on « Twitter » that the Mauritanian government is « preparing to make an appeal to the international community. »
Hevonen quoted the Commissioner for Food Security, Fatima Bint Khatri, as saying that Mauritania is « in a worrying phase. »
The World Food Program had warned weeks ago of the deteriorating food situation in the Sahel region, adding that out of more than “10.5 million people suffering from hunger” in the region, “1.1 million are in a critical emergency phase in 5 countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.” ., according to « Al-Akhbar ».
The United Nations Program expressed its need for 470 million dollars, in order to continue providing food aid to these countries during the next six months.
The Finlandais diplomat residing in Morocco arrived in Mauritania last week, and held several meetings, including one with the Commissioner for Food Security, and another with the Commissioner for Human Rights.
