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EU pledges $51 million as UN seeks $1 billion in Sahel aid

| October 20, 2020 6:27 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday will pledge 43.6 million euros ($51.5 million) to help meet emergency aid and food needs to three countries in Africa’s Sahel region, as the United Nations sought to raise $1 billion to tackle a humanitarian crisis there.

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