Morning Briefing

A coalition of "[a]id agencies said on Monday they are facing a multi-million dollar funding shortage to deal with a food crisis in the Sahel," News24 reports. "Action Against Hunger, Oxfam, Save the Children, and World Vision said they have raised only $52 million of $250 million needed to provide emergency assistance to six million people in the region," the news service writes, adding that the groups "have called for a donor pledging conference to rally wealthy governments and donors" (4/23). They also "are calling on G8 leaders to consider the Sahel crisis at their summit next month," according to VOA News.