EU’s top humanitarian official arrives to assess Niger crisis

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EU’s top humanitarian official arrives to assess Niger crisis

European Union commissioner sees at first hand the extent of food shortages and onset of emergency in Niger and other countries in the Sahel regionThe EU’s top humanitarian official is expected to announce on Wednesday a “substantial” increase in aid for the Sahel to stave off hunger and deal with a humanitarian disaster where an estimated 300,000 children are affected by malnutrition annually. The final figure was still being nailed down as Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis response, arrived in Niger to see at first hand the extent of the slow onset emergency.