UK provides additional emergency support to Madagascar

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On 17 March 2022, UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has announced a further £500,000 of UK aid for Madagascar following a series of extreme weather events. The new UK support will allow UNICEF to provide safe water, emergency sanitation and hygiene services for 13,500 people and to help monitor for outbreaks of water borne diseases. This is in addition to the £500,000 the UK contributed to the Red Cross emergency appeal earlier this month. UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford said: Cyclone Emnati is the fourth extreme weather event to hit Madagascar in the last month. They have impacted hundreds …

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