More than a million children in West Africa lack proper food and could die within months.
All across the region, drought has sucked the land dry, and food is simply too expensive for most families.
See a map of the areas affected.
They've coped until now by selling their livestock, taking their children out of school, or by going without food altogether.
But they can’t go on like this.
The people of West Africa are resilient, but they have a limit, and it has been reached. Your support could make the difference. Please donate and save lives.
What is UNICEF doing?
We're doing as much as we possibly can to help. Our staff and partner organisations are on the ground across West Africa, providing emergency food, supplies and healthcare.
We're making progress. In Chad alone, we have set up 280 feeding centres, and between January and March 2012 nearly 30,000 children have been treated for severe acute malnutrition.
But we urgently need your help to prevent an even greater crisis.
How can I help?
Even £5 will help UNICEF feed a hungry child for a week.
Please donate now and save children's lives. Thank you.
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