The United Nations has announced an eight-million-dollar allocation to help communities in Mali prepare for drought before it strikes.

This follows a three-day visit by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, who has called for greater international support as the country's humanitarian response plan remains less than one-third funded.

Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...

The United Nations has announced an eight-million-dollar allocation to help communities in Mali prepare for drought before it strikes.
This follows a three-day visit by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, who has called for greater international support as the country's humanitarian response plan remains less than one-third funded.
Channel Africa's Lebogang Mabange reports...

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