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BURKINA FASO 1973. Drought in Upper Volta
BURKINA FASO 1973. Drought in Upper Volta
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
DROUGHT IN UPPER VOLTA, Upper Volta, June 1973.
BURKINA FAO 1973. Drought in Burkina Faso
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BURKINA FASO 1973. Drought in Upper Volta
June 1973. Upper Volta, Burkina Faso. Donkeys loaded with sacks of wheat bran which has been distributed to Peul nomads at Tin Akof in northern Upper Volta near the Niger border.
06/01/1973
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© FAO/Florita Botts
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FAO Photo Library
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FAO. Editorial use only. Photo credit must be given.
Background Information
Five years of subnormal rainfall has brought severe drought and tragedy to Upper Volta, one of the six affected countries of the Sahelian Zone along the southern edge of the Sahara - a region in which there is increasing human suffering and loss of cattle. The five other affected countries of the Sahel are Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Mali and Chad. The UN Secretary-General designated FAO as the focal point for coordinating emergency relief operations mounted by the UN system. A major part of the relief has been emergency food aid provided by the UN/FAO World Food Programme. During the first eight months of 1973, WFP allocated more than 57,000 metric tons of food (chiefly grains) to the six countries in peril - at a total cost to WFP of some $9 million.