Since the successive seizure of Goma and Bukavu at the end of January, eastern Congo has once again become the scene of bloody conflict. According to the UN Refugee Agency, the fighting has displaced more than 400,000 people since early February. Most of them have lost everything. The humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium is preparing to intervene as quickly as possible to help as many people as we can.
The urgency of feeding displaced families in Niger
In south-western Niger, the population is being hit hard by soaring food prices. Uprooted by jihadist violence, entire families are currently going through a serious food crisis, against a backdrop of climate change and war in Ukraine. With the support of the European Union, we are distributing food packs to them.
Milk moustaches and healthy animals in Malian refugee camp
‘Smiling faces and milk moustaches, three times a week this scenario is guaranteed in the refugee camp’, explains Hama Boureima Dicko from Vétérinaires Sans Frontièrs Belgium in Burkina Faso. ‘We buy milk from local diaries and afterwards we transport it to the refugee sites. It’s a way of supporting two groups at the same time: the refugees and the local woman who are in charge of the milk production.’